One of our most time sensitive emergencies is a dystocia, in which the foal is malpositioned within the mare during the birthing process and requires manipulation, or sometimes a c-section, to be born. Foals quickly start to lose their intrauterine life support system...
By Wendy Krebs, DVM Here in Central Oregon, we are unlucky enough to have a relatively high incidence of bladder and kidney stones (called “uroliths,” “cystoliths,” or “nephroliths,” depending where in the urinary tract they occur) in our equine population. While we...
By Wendy Krebs, DVM Medications like Equioxx and Banamine are frequently used in horses to help ease musculoskeletal aches and pains, or to treat colic pain, but did you know that they can be harmful to your horse’s kidneys and gastrointestinal tracts in some...
By Wendy Krebs, DVM In the last several years, equine veterinary medicine has had a very welcome influx of innovative new products come onto the market for support of equine athletes’ inflamed or injured joints, ligaments and tendons. Most fall under the umbrella of...
By Wendy Krebs, DVM Navigating your way to where you’re headed with your horses this summer is easier these days with GPS and Google Maps, but navigating what the legal or show requirements are for travel can be confusing! In general, for a veterinarian to...
