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- The history may include inappetance, or loss of appetite, lethargy, and fever. Severely affected horses may have a history of high fever (105 – 106° F), depression, ventral edema, weight loss, ataxia, or incoordination, and epistaxis, or nosebleed.he virus is transmitted primarily by blood-feeding horseflies and deerflies. Infection with EIAV results in recurring, cyclic episodes of fever, lethargy, thrombocytopenia, or low platelets, anemia, and in some cases, weight loss, ventral edema, petechiation, or pinpoint bleeding in the skin, hemorrhage, and death.
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Horse Worms Anoplocephala perfoliata is the most common equine tape worm. These tapeworms (A.perfoliata) are fluke shaped, and grow into adults 3cms to 8cms in length. They attach to the bowel wall, at the junction of the small and large bowel in the horse.Horses become infected with tapeworms through eating forage mites.noplocephala perfoliata is the most common equine tape worm. These tapeworms (A.perfoliata) are fluke shaped, and grow into adults 3cms to 8cms in length. They attach to the bowel wall, at the junction of the small and large bowel in the horse.
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Painful hoof condition led to death of Secretariat But when a horse develops laminitis, an inflamation of the tissue that bonds the horse's bone to the inner wall of the hoof, the hoof doesn't work properly, the animal is in pain and its health can be severely compromised. No lesser horse than the great Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, was felled by laminitis.
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Mud-Related Health Problems It also brings one of the biggest challenges horse owners face: mud. It’s a dirty word, and it makes horsekeeping an ugly task. Mud presents a range of issues, from lost shoes to actual physical disorders, including skin problems, hoof problems and bacterial infections.
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- It has been proposed that the bicycle saddle might affect penile blood flow during cycling. Genital numbness and impotence have been reported in some long-distance bicycle riders, and blunt trauma to the corpora cavernosa has been considered to be a risk factor for the subsequent development of erectile dysfunction.
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- Because the horse’s condition initially may remain stable and the degree of abdominal pain may be mild, many horses with this condition are not referred for intensive care or surgery for >18 hr. The protein concentration of the peritoneal fluid may increase if the impaction has persisted for this long.
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Understanding Scratches April showers might bring May flowers, but they can also lead to skin problems such as scratches. Also called pastern dermatitis, dew poisoning, greasy heel, or mud fever, scratches is not a condition itself; it's a description of a problem commonly seen on a horse's lower limbs. Scratches is caused by a variety of skin conditions including viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infections.
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Watch for Summer Sores in Horses Persistent summer sores are extremely bothersome and slow to heal and, in many cases, remove the horse from training or showing. It’s a situation all too familiar to Carolyn Hornbeck of Raeford, N.C., and her 10-year-old American Quarter Horse gelding.
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Anatomical Cauda Equina Nerve Compression in the Horse's Tail. Pinched or compressed nerves in this region can create a medical emergency for the patient. This condition is known as cauda equina syndrome and usually requires immediate surgical correction in order to restore neurological function and prevent permanent nerve damage.
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Laminitis is a serious, crippling disease of horses, ponies and donkeys Laminitis is a painful inflammatory condition of the tissues (laminae) that bond the hoof wall to the pedal (coffin) bone in the horses hoof. It can affect any horse, of any age or sex, at any time of the year.aminitis is a serious, crippling disease of horses, ponies and donkeys. Laminitis is one of the most serious, crippling diseases of horses, ponies and donkeys. Severe and recurring cases of laminitis can reduce a horse's usefulness or result in the horse being destroyed to prevent further suffering.
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Purpura hemorrhagica Necrotising vasculitis associated with purpura in horses. Purpura hemorrhagica is a noncontagious, type III immune-mediated vasculitis of horses that is characterized by subcutaneous edema of the head, ventral abdomen, and limbs and by petechial hemorrhages of the mucous membranes.he specific finding of S. equi (streptococcal spp are commensals in horses' upper airways) in a horse with ventral edema and petechiated mucous membranes is strongly suggestive of purpura hemorrhagica.
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Stable bandage 1 Reduce or prevent filling : after hard work, or if a horse is kept in a stall for long periods of time, the lower legs of the animal may fill or stock up, causing filled legs (fluid builds up and swells the leg). 2  A stable bandage can help prevent this.
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Watch for Summer Sores in Horses Infected flies deposit Habronema larva in open wounds, or into tissues around the horse’s mouth, lips, eyes, groin area damaged during feeding activities. The infection causes a significant inflammatory reaction, or summer sore. If Habronema and houseflies are both present, summer sores can be a problem for any horse.”.
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Sleep Deprivation in Horses REM sleep can only be achieved when lying down, not standing, so sleep-deprived horses either can’t or won’t lie down. There are both physical and mental reasons for not lying down. If you never see your horse roll, or never see mud or shavings on him, he may not be physically able to get down and get back up.
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- Changes in behavior and skin sensitivity (tactile. hyper-aesthesia), both with rapid onset, are common. clinical signs seen by many practitioners in horses. with potential Lyme disease. Neurological signs. such as depression, dysphagia, head tilt and. encephalitis were reported in chronic cases 2,6,7.
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Parascaris equorum Parascaris equorum. Parascaris equorum is a species of ascarid that is the equine roundworm. Amongst horse owners, the parasites are colloquially called Ascarids. This is a host-specific helminth intestinal parasite that can infect horses, donkeys, and zebras. Horses up to six months of age are the most susceptible to infection. After this time, infection rates begin to decline and is extremely uncommon in horses over twelve months of age. It cannot infect humans or other animals. It is yellow-white in color, and
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Colic - Treatment However, horses vary in their tolerance of pain, which can be confusing. Also, a sudden decrease in severe pain, not associated with treatment, may be an ominous sign that indicates a portion of the intestinal tract has ruptured (the relief of pressure is what causes the pain to lessen).
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- Unlike the “stocking up” or “filling” of both hind legs (sometimes all four legs) that may be seen in horses that are kept in stalls, cellulitis produces swelling in only one leg, almost always in a hind limb. Horses that stock up from inactivity are not lame, and the swelling usually subsides with exercise.
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Sheath Swelling or Enlargement Sheaths also swell as a result of being dirty.. Horses with large beans (accumulations of secretions at the end of the penis) and large accumulations of sheath smegma (normal pasty secretion) often swell. Horses that urinate into their sheaths tend to have dirtier sheaths and more problems with swelling.
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Intermittent Neurogenic Claudication Neurogenic claudication is actually a syndrome, or a collection of symptoms. It is related to posture and may show up as pain in the low back and/or leg as muscle cramps. The combination of the spinal stenosis with certain back postures such as arching puts pressure on lumbosacral nerve roots and/or the cauda equina. (The cauda equina -- which means horse's tail -- is a loose bundle of nerves resembling a tail. The cauda equina extends below the main part of the spinal cord.
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- 23. Interesting. My 19yo gelding presented with something similar this fall. Pitting ventral edema, no history of trauma, no pain, no fever, no diarrhea, appetite fine, heart sounds normal, chem panel normal, slight anemia, leukopenia and clumping platelets.k, so I'm a long-time-lurker but first-time-poster. I am going through a difficult situation. My 18 1/2 year old Arabian mare presented with pitting ventral edema on Saturday the 13th. Vet did an exam. Slight tachycardia and a murmur was heard on auscultation.
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- This glossary tells you about some of the medicines commonly prescribed to kidney patients. Always consult your doctor before taking any medicine. Anti-hypertensives (blood pressure tablets) You might need anti-hypertensive tablets to lower your blood pressure.
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Mud fever It is certainly not limited to horses that are paddling knee deep in mud! Mud fever can range from a mild skin irritation to very painful infected sores, and can in some cases cause significant swelling with severe lameness. The condition affects the lower limb, most commonly the back of the pastern.t is certainly not limited to horses that are paddling knee deep in mud! Mud fever can range from a mild skin irritation to very painful infected sores, and can in some cases cause significant swelling with severe lameness. The condition affects the lower limb, most commonly the back of the pastern.
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- The horses tend to grow proud flesh on the lower extremities, and most of the wounds when treated properly should completely heal without leaving any scar. Summation of the treatment of laceration wounds on lower limbs and proud flesh. First the Furazone is applied to the wound in rich amount, using gauze between the bandage and the wound. The Furazone is used as long as it takes to heal and seal the deep cut, hence the wounds needs to heal from the inside out.
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- For a image of this area see References » Equine Illustrations » Leg Anatomy and Conformation » Pastern and Fetlock Anatomical Study. Swelling in any of the structures, or the connective tissues between these structures at this location would cause such a swelling, but most often enlargement of the annular ligament and/or ddf tendon would give that appearance.
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Swelling Under Belly or Lower Abdomen Code Orange - Call Your Vet at Their First Available Office Hours. 1  If the results of the Whole Horse Exam (WHE) suggest the horse is otherwise normal. 2  If the swelling is mild or moderate, and not increasing rapidly. 3  If the area does not seem to be painful.