by Dr Kelly Gowland | Dec 1, 2022 | Equine Health, News
Japanese encephalitis is a mosquito-borne viral disease that can cause reproductive losses in pigs and encephalitis in other susceptible animal species. Horses are a susceptible species. It is caused by Japanese encephalitis virus which is a member of the Flavivirus...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Dec 1, 2022 | Equine Health, News
Heat stress can occur in all horses, and can occur over a relatively short period of time, particularly in the case of unfit athletes worked strenuously in high ambient temperatures, or can occur from protracted fluid and electrolyte loss during exhaustive exercise...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 15, 2022 | Equine Health, News
Back pain is a common complaint we see in our practice. This problem, although typically associated with performance horses, is becoming more prevalent or perhaps more readily identified by our racing clients also. Back pain, and in particular kissing spine is a...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | May 30, 2022 | Equine Health
Coming into winter its important to consider the old horses in our paddocks and what we can do to ensure that they are in their best health before the cold weather hits. In general, special care needs to be given to nutrition, dental care and annual health checks....
by Dr Kelly Gowland | May 30, 2022 | Equine Health, Uncategorised
Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH) is a painful dental disorder affecting the incisor and canine teeth, that is commonly seen in our older horses (>15yrs). This is a progressive disease that is, unfortunately often missed until...
