Grass hay is the best type for many mature, idle, overweight horses and those with some metabolic problems. Caloric level is lowest, though it may still be too high for safe use with horses that have insulin resistance. What do you feed a horse with equine metabolic syndrome? Feed hay Read more…
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease that primarily affects horses. The disease, also called “sleeping sickness,” causes inflammation or swelling of the brain and spinal cord. Is sleeping sickness in horses contagious? Infected horses and humans do not have enough virus in their blood to be contagious Read more…
It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea in foals less than six months of age. Foals become infected when they ingest materials or lick surfaces contaminated with infected feces. How is rotavirus most commonly spread? Rotavirus is in the stool (poop) of infected people, and can be Read more…
What are the treatments? Immunotherapy. Also known as allergy shots, this treatment involves exposing you to small doses of horse allergens to allow your body to adjust. Antihistamines. Inhalers. EpiPen: People who have anaphylactic reactions to horses may need to carry an epinephrine pen or EpiPen. What is the best Read more…
How are kissing spines treated? Treatment for kissing spines begins with making the horse more comfortable. This may be achieved through pain reduction, muscle relaxation, and exercises to stretch and strengthen back and abdominal muscles, stabilize posture, and improve mobility. How do you help a horse with a kissing spine? Read more…
240 to 960 mL. As a Laxative: Cattle and Horses: 240 to 960 mL depending on body weight and severity of condition. Sheep, Goats and Swine: 60 to 240 mL. Dogs and Cats: 5 to 120 mL. How long after mineral oil will horse poop? 12-24 hoursA nasogastric tube is Read more…
Essentially, the pineal gland controls melatonin (a hormone) production during nighttime hours, which triggers a whole slew of other reactions in the body, causing hair to grow or shed. When less melatonin is secreted from the pineal gland (spring time, because of less dark hours) the horse will shed its Read more…
Death. I looked, and behold, a pale horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts Read more…
Black, brown, bay, chestnut, chestnut – horses come in several colours. Except white. Dr Mac explains why. A white horse is actually chestnut – it’s a colouration that occurs when a gene causes the hair coat to gradually lose its colour. How rare are white horses? But as rare as Read more…
Currently, there are 20 known living white horses — three stallions, 5 mares, 3 geldings, 2 two-year-old colts and 7 white foals born so far this year (2010). How many white horse are there? Carved into Britain’s hills, there are 16 official white horse figures – known as geolyphs, large Read more…