by Dr Kelly Gowland | Dec 3, 2021 | Equine Health
Trigeminal-mediated headshaking (TMH) in horses can be a difficult disorder to diagnose, treat and manage. It is still a poorly understood facial pain condition that is thought to affect around 1% of the equine population with varying degrees of severity. TMH is...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Dec 3, 2021 | Equine Health
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 2, 2021 | Equine Health
Please be aware that this year we have been seeing many horses and ponies affected with laminitis (AKA Founder). While some of this is due to underlying disorders such as Cushing’s disease or Equine Metabolic Syndrome, some cases have simply been due to access to lush...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 1, 2021 | Equine Health
Lice are small, wingless insects, which can infest a large range of animals. They are however host specific so transfer between species (I.e. horses to humans or vice versa) doesn’t occur. They do however, spread easily between horses. There are two species that exist...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 1, 2021 | Equine Health
It is always a sad topic to discuss no matter who you are, but have you thought about what will happen to your horse or horses when they get to the end of their life? Planning for these sad, but inevitable situations can save a lot of heart ache in the future. There...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Aug 10, 2021 | Equine Health
Bob’ 15 yr old Welsh Cob gelding No history of weight loss, trouble eating (quidding, dropping feed or long stems in faeces) or obvious oral pain. Presented for routine dental. A quick clinical exam was conducted and Bob was sedated. August Dental Deal$100 per...
