by mvadminpip | Apr 12, 2024 | brood Mare, Equine Reproduction, Horse Health
By Dr Emma Gillman Bsc DVM If your mare has had a positive 45-day scan this season, congratulations! Now you have just under 300 days to prepare for the highly anticipated arrival of your new foal. During this time there is some important aspects of preventative...
by mvadminpip | May 25, 2022 | colic, Horse Health, Poor Performance
By Dr Beth Watson Bsc DVM With colic season firmly upon us I think it is important to remind ourselves how we can prevent sand accumulation in horses. While many home remedies exist, there are only a few scientifically proven ways to detect and reduce sand...
by mvadminpip | Mar 24, 2022 | foal, Horse Health, Horse Parasites, Vaccination
By Dr Beth Watson Bsc DVM How does the immune system work? The key role of the immune system is to recognise and destroy anything it recognises as foreign and potentially harmful to the body. Once alerted to the presence of an invader, or antigen, white blood cells...
by mvadminpip | Aug 26, 2021 | Dermatology, equine surgery, Horse Health
By Dr Emma Gillman BSc.DVM Melanoma is one of the most common skin tumours seen in horses. They mainly occur in grey and white horses, with a prevalence of 80% in aged populations. The most common sites include the perineum, the base of the tail, external genitalia,...
by mvadminpip | Jul 29, 2020 | Equine Dentistry, equine surgery, Horse Health
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’...
