Sialolithiasis

By Dr Belinda Black  BSc BVMS DVSc DACVS-LA What is that lump on my horse’s cheek? A sialoliths is an infrequently occurring, hard, calcified concretion that forms in the parotid salivary duct, which empties saliva into the mouth. These start as a very small ’seed’...

Dentistry in the young horse

by Dr Tom Burke Bsc DVM Oral examination and odontoplasty (floating) of all horses is an important part of managing equine patients, it not only can help to resolve painful and debilitating dental disease but can also increases feed efficiency and improve performance...