Excessive weight gain can lead to health issues such as insulin resistance and laminitis. While performing spring wellness exams, we see quite a few horses that inadvertently got too “fluffy” over the winter. “Fluffy” in this context refers...
Learn how we detected and treated one filly’s meconium impaction. When foals are born, they must pass their first manure — called meconium — within 12 hours to avoid a painful and serious impaction. We recently performed routine new foal bloodwork on a filly just 20...
Watch for these 7 signs, and remember to schedule oral exams at least once a year. What are the signs your horse might be experiencing dental pain, either from recurrence of sharp enamel points and cheek/tongue ulcerations or from more overt dental disease such as...
Please join us on Thursday, December 15, at 6:30 p.m. for the next installment of our Winter Continuing Education series! Gemma Cock, BVM, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM (Large Animal Internal Medicine specialist) will present: “Why Do We Recommend the Diagnostics We...
This handsome Friesian stallion was referred to BEMC, where he received aggressive fluid therapy to resolve his colic. Fred is a 13- year-old Friesian stallion that had been experiencing mild colic signs, a reduced appetite, and very reduced manure production for two...
Learn how to wrap a horse’s injured leg in this short video We created the following video to help guide you in applying a bandage to your horse’s leg. In it, you will learn how to properly layer a bandage and about pitfalls to avoid. Inappropriately...
