Courtesy of AAEP Answered by Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Kuna, Idaho Question: How old is too old to breed a mare for the first time?
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Ask the Vet: Equine Skin Tumors
Answered by, Elizabeth Carr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVECC, CVA, Michigan State University Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a grey 5-year-old Arab/Azteca mare. She is greying
Ask The Vet: Preparing Your Mare for Breeding Season
Answered by, Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Cornerstone Equine Medical Service, Wilder, Idaho Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a mare that has had one foal. She
Ask the Vet: Equine Dental
Answered by, Reece Myran, DVM, Pooler, GA. Courtesy of AAEP Question: My 12-year-old OTTB gelding had single nasal discharge last Spring a week or two after
Ask the Vet: Equine Nutrition
Answered by, Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: I am wondering if there are any concerns with lime in a horse’s
Ask the Vet – Lameness
Answered by Terri Van Wambeke, DVM, Oregon City, Oregon Question: How do you distinguish between: lameness, imbalance and unlevel? Answer: Lameness – Definition from the
Ask the Vet: Equine Nutrition
Answered by, Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: Beet pulp (unmolassed/unsweetened) for IR horses, yes or no? I’m getting conflicting information
Ask the Vet: Older Horses
Answered by, Christine Tuma, DVM, Bull Valley, Illinios Courtesy of AAEP Question: We have two retired, much loved horses, a 33-year-old Appaloosa whose sire lived to
Ask the Vet: Winter Weather Care for Your Horse
Answered by, Christine Tuma, DVM, Bull Valley, Illinios Courtesy of AAEP Question: We live in Southern California and don’t often blanket our horses in winter. At
Ask the Vet: Compounding
Answered by, Drew Olson, DVM, Omaha, Nebraska Question: In recent years, we have seen some favorite injectables disappear for months or longer. Examples include adequan and
Ask the Vet: Upper Airway Examination and Ultrasound
Answered by, Kirstin Bubeck, DVM, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Question: What would you do with a horse that suffers from palatal instability at
Ask the Vet: Castration
Question: What are the negatives to castration other than not being able to reproduce? Answered by Jennifer Reda, DVM, Steele Equine Veterinary Services, Zolfo Springs, FL