Colic Diagnosis Using FLASH
A new diagnostic tool can now help equine emergency care professionals quickly diagnose colics, leading to improved pain management and more immediate surgery when indicated, according to a Belgian study.
Fast Localized Abdominal Sonography (called...
Florida Anti-Slaughter Bill Advances
A Florida bill to that would make it a felony to slaughter horses and sell their meat for human consumption drew closer to passage on April 21 when that state's House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the measure.
HB 765 prohibits the...
Weed of the Month: Canada Thistle
Common name: Canada thistle
Scientific name: Cirsium arvense L. Scop.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Origin: Eurasia
Poisonous: No
Canada thistle
Canada thistle is distributed across the northern United States and Canada. It's...
Horses Undergo Pre-slaughter Stress, Study Confirms
That horses endure significant stress while waiting to be slaughtered has often been assumed. But a new study measuring stress hormone levels now confirms that theory, according to Italian researchers.
In the 45 minutes between removal from the...
Record Field Set for Rolex Kentucky CCI**** Three-Day Event
A field of 53 horses--the largest ever since the event became a CCI**** in 1998--will start the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, on Thursday morning. All 53 horses that were presented to the ground jury and official veterinarian...
Oral Steroids Beneficial for Horses with Airway Disease
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the corticosteroid prednisolone improves the lung function of horses with recurrent airway obstruction, even in the presence of continuous exposure to antigens. The same study also revealed that...
FDA Seeks Injunction Against Florida Pharmacy for Polo Pony Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking a federal court to stop Franck's Compounding Lab Inc. from manufacturing and selling compounded drugs used to treat animals. The Ocala, Fla., pharmacy produced a vitamin and mineral compound...
Transvenous Electrical Cardioversion Gets Good Results at Davis
Researchers at the University of California (UC), Davis are having success treating atrial fibrillation in horses through transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC).
Carrie J. Finno, DVM, DACVIM, an adjunct professor in large animal internal...
Supreme Court Rules Free Speech Trumps Animal Cruelty Videos
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional a federal law banning the "commercial creation, sale, or possession of certain depictions of animal cruelty." The court, on an 8-1 vote April 20, declared the federal law too broad and therefore...
Thoroughbred Champion Raven’s Pass Recuperating From Surgery
Breeders Cup Classic winner Raven's Pass underwent colic surgery April 20. The 5-year-old stallion, who stands at Sheikh Mohammed’s Kildangan Stud in Ireland, will be rested from covering duties for the next six weeks.
"Unfortunately,...
