Strangles Testing: Why Is It So Darned Complicated? 

Strangles Testing: Why Is It So Darned Complicated? 

When it comes to diagnosing strangles (Streptococcus equi subsp. equi), we can choose from four diagnostic testing methods. But why do we recommend the testing we do?  Guttural pouch lavage. This is the gold standard diagnostic for strangles testing. Strangles-causing...
Fun Facts About Donkeys

Fun Facts About Donkeys

Happy World Donkey Day! In honor of our long-eared friends, we’d like to share a little donkey trivia. Thanks to Dr. Gemma, our large animal internal medicine specialist (and yes, even the smallest donkeys still qualify as “large animals”), for helping round up these...
Monitoring the Post-Foaling Mare

Monitoring the Post-Foaling Mare

Make Sure She’s Producing Adequate Colostrum and Milk If the mare is not producing milk, the foal will need supplemental milk for nutrition and a plasma transfusion to provide adequate immunity to prevent a blood infection (sepsis). The mare might need additional feed...
Case Study: A Goat with Bladder Stones

Case Study: A Goat with Bladder Stones

One of the most frequent medical emergencies in goats is a condition called urolithiasis, which is obstruction of the urinary tract from stones. The most common cause is over conditioning (obesity) and suboptimal diet. It is primarily a disorder of neutered male...
Case Study: Monty Battles Colitis

Case Study: Monty Battles Colitis

Although seemingly benign in other species, diarrhea can be very serious and even potentially fatal in horses.  Monty, a 4-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, presented to BEMC for being dull, not wanting to eat, and lying down more than normal. At arrival he was found to...
Case Study: Reggie’s Fractured Face

Case Study: Reggie’s Fractured Face

Meet Reggie! Reggie is a 20-year-old Warmblood gelding that presented in early February for a facial laceration. On examination at the clinic, we found he had a maxillary bone (upper jaw) fracture at the site of the laceration that had displaced into his maxillary...