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Laminitis | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Nasal Discharge–Tissue Please! Your Horse’s Health. Timothy G. Eastman, DVM, DACVS, MPVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network May 2006. What We Know and What We’re Learning about. The coffin bone is the primary bone within the horse’s foot (figure 1). The hoof capsule encases this bone like a body in a. Figure 1: Normal anatomy of the horse’s foot. Figure 2: Rotation of the coffin bone away from the hoof capsule. Figure 4: Venogram of a horse with Laminitis.
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Ringbone | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Wounds – Management. Your Horse’s Health. Timothy G. Eastman, DVM, DACVS, MPVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network March 2008. Overview of Ringbone in Horses. Figure 1. Note the smooth borders of the bones along the front of the Pastern Joint of this normal horse. Figure 2. Compare the new bony growth along the front of this arthritic pastern joint to the normal one in figure 1. Figure 3. Horse with a surgically fused pastern joint. Feed for this Entry. Deworm...
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Nasal Discharge–Tissue Please! | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Nasal Discharge–Tissue Please! Your Horse’s Health. Nora Grenager, VMD. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network May 2009. Basic Types of Nasal Discharge. Nasal discharge can vary in significance, from being innocuous to being indicative of a serious problem. It is important to have an understanding about which types of nasal discharge signify a problem worthy of an immediate call to. Have there been any recent management changes, travel, or other illnesses? Please ...
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Wounds – Management | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Wounds – Management. Your Horse’s Health. Timothy G. Eastman, DVM, DACVS, MPVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network October 2006. Management of Wounds in Horses. Puncture wounds typically create a lot of necrosis of deep muscle tissue and are generally treated by daily lavage ( flushing ). Radiograph showing a nail puncture to the foot that missed all vital structures. The good news is modern medicine has made huge advances in the management of infected joints&...
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Pigeon Fever | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Nasal Discharge–Tissue Please! Your Horse’s Health. Wade Tenney, DVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network in February 2008. 8220;Doc, My Horse Has A Big Swollen Chest…. Abscesses may occur months to years after the. Abscesses are resolved. So if your horse then has medical problems down the road, don’t forget to tell your veterinarian that your horse had pigeon fever at one time as this information may help in the workup. Wade Tenney, DVM. Littleton Large Anima...
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Lameness | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Heart, Part 2. Your Horse’s Health. Timothy G. Eastman, DVM, DACVS, MPVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network November 2006. There are several new therapeutic options that have become available over the last several years for arthritis, tendon and ligament injuries, as well as other sport related injuries. The purpose of this article is to provide readers with some background information on a variety of new treatments you might here discussed around the barn.
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Heart, Part 2 | Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Heart, Part 1. Heart, Part 2. Your Horse’s Health. Matt Durham, DVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network June 2008. The Equine Heart Part 2: Common Cardiac Disease. How the heart works. The cardiac cycle is divided into two cycles: diastole, where the right and left atria contract, and systole, where the right and left ventricles contract. Thereby sealing the valve opening and preventing backflow. The left atrio-ventricular valve is called the. One of the simpl...
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Des Moines Equine Veterinary Services. Newer posts ». Heart, Part 1. Your Horse’s Health. Matt Durham, DVM. Published in Bay Area Equestrian Network September 2007. The Equine Heart: Part 1. What Makes the Horse Such an Amazing Athlete? Without a doubt, one of the most awe-inspiring things about our equine companions is their remarkable athleticism. Their. The Role of Blood. Blood must circulate throughout the body for many reasons. The most obvious is the delivery of oxygen (O2) from the lungs to th...
