What really causes colic in horses? Epidemiology's role in elucidating the ultimate multi-factorial disease. Equine Vet. J. 29, 413-414.Reeves, M.J., 1997b. What really causes colic in horses? Epidemiology's role in elucidating the ultimate multi-factorial disease. Equine Veterinary Journal,...
colitis in the Southwest (more common in the Northeast) is Potomac Horse Fever, caused by an organism which relies on a parasite in freshwater snails for its life cycle and transmission to horses. Sand Colic Sand accumulation , so called “sand colic” also often causes diarrhea. Horses ac...
The term “shipping fever” is a misnomer; the condition is not a fever per se, but a reaction to circumstances commonly experienced by horses during travel. When horses are in the grazing position with head low to the ground, their respiratory system works remarkably well at defending the...
Whether it is called cribbing, crib biting, aerophagia, or (incorrectly) windsucking, this is a stereotypical behavior in horses that is likely causedby boredom or stressand there is possibly a genetic predisposition. ... You probably won't be able to stop a horse from cribbing in every si...
Eating rhododendron leaves, nectar, or flowers can cause symptoms similar to those caused by eating rhododendron honey. Children sometimes put the leaves or flowers in their mouths, or try to suck the nectar from the blossoms. This small amount of exposure usually results in mild symptoms. ...
I’m not really persuaded by that explanation, however. I’ve been around plenty of horses who have been in pain, and they usually don’t just stand there. Take a horse with colic (please). When a horse is in pain from a colic, he shows it. He rolls around, or paws, or gets ...
There are other agents in each of the above categories, but these drugs can be used as examples in order to develop a treatment plan. For a horse that is actively showing signs of colic, an abbreviated physical examination (heart rate, mucous membrane color, and capillary refill time) ...
Hashish is the resin extracted from the top of the flowering plant and is higher in THC concentration than marijuana. 3. The History of Cannabis Use in Veterinary Medicine 3.1. Horses Greek writers reported the use of cannabis for dressing sores and wounds in humans and horses [34]. The ...
Another collection, the “Cambridge Hippiatrica” offers a recipe for the treatment of tapeworms for horses [35]. Until relatively recently, cannabis was found in a large number of veterinary medications designed to treat colic, spasmodic colon, and other ailments in equine patients [36,37]. Th...