Summary. You notice your horse gagging or having liquid or mucus coming out of the nostrils and/or mouth. This is usually a sign of a blockage in the esophagus (esophageal obstruction) or inability to swallow, especially when both nostrils are profusely discharging clear or frothy fluid and feed material. Why Read more…
Take it out for a walk every day to get some fresh air and sunshine. If the pet is too sick to go out, spend time with it in the stall. Horses are animals of habit, so a familiar routine keeps them comfortable even as they approach the end of Read more…
Passage time may be as short as 15 minutes when the horse is consuming a large meal. If the horse is fasted, it will take 24 hours for the stomach to clear. How long does food stay in a horse’s stomach? The stomach is actually quite small (only about 10% Read more…
If the condition is relatively mild and easily controlled by environmental management and occasional medications for flare-ups, horses with heaves can still be ridden, with the understanding that there may be some times of the year (such as dry, dusty summer months, or periods of heavy pollen count) that heavy Read more…
Research has confirmed many equine therapy benefits. It lowers your blood pressure and heart rate, alleviates stress and reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression. Equine therapy also helps people struggling with addictions or mental illness. There are several life skills that horse teaches better than a person. Is horse riding Read more…
Horse manure is biodegradable, natural and contains no petroleum or animal byproducts. Horse manure is an excellent fertilizer and can improve soil conditions. There are no known toxic effects on humans due to exposure to horse manure. Why do you not have to clean up horse poop? A spokesperson said Read more…
Pinworms are species-specific. The pinworms from one animal species cannot infect another species. People can get pinworms, but these pinworms come from other people. People cannot become infected by horse pinworms, nor pinworms from any other animal species. Can animals pass pinworms to humans? Did my pets give me pinworms Read more…
Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite, is an important pathogen of warm-blooded animals, including horses. Can you get toxoplasmosis from horses? Infection of T. gondii is subclinical in horses, atypical clinical signs includes fever, ataxia, retinal degeneration and encephalomyelitis, and abortion or stillbirth in pregnant equids. Human toxoplasmosis cases associated Read more…
Small strongyles (cyathostomes) are the most common internal parasite of horses. They differ from large strongyles in several ways. First, small strongyles do not migrate through tissues like large strongyles do. What is the most damaging parasite to horses? Large StrongylesLarge Strongyles Large strongyles, otherwise known as bloodworms, are parasites Read more…
What is the significance of Cobb angle? The Cobb angle is a measure of the curvature of the spine in degrees which helps the doctor to determine what type of treatment is necessary. Typically, a Cobb angle of 10 is regarded as a minimum angulation to define scoliosis. What Cobb Read more…