Bee Pollen is a great source of whole food antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and other nutrients. It can help your horse build muscle, improve condition and maintain a healthy blood count. Bee Pollen also strengthens the immune system and helps relieve allergy symptoms. Is bee pollen safe for Read more…
Antacids: Maalox and Mylanta are two popular antacid vets recommend to support ulcer treatment. These medicines work to neutralize or decrease the pH of gastric acid in your horse’s stomach. How much Mylanta can I give my horse? Horses: Administer 2-3 oz (60-90 mL) orally every 2 hours or as 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…
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…
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…
A simple vaccine protects horses from becoming victims of sleeping sickness. The equine encephalitis is administered in a two-part series and last six months. Is there a vaccine for Eastern Equine Encephalitis? There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat EEE. You can reduce your risk of infection 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…
Narcolepsy is uncommon in horses. Episodes that look like narcolepsy are often the result of sleep deprivation. How uncommon is narcolepsy? Narcolepsy affects about 1 in 2,000 people in the United States and Western Europe. However, the disorder is likely underdiagnosed, particularly in people with mild symptoms. Worldwide, narcolepsy appears Read more…
Your horse is more apt to be allergic to dust in his alfalfa hay than to the hay itself. Drug reactions can produce symptoms ranging from hives to anaphylaxis. Can horses get hives from alfalfa? Food allergies are rare in horses, but some cases have been reported. These types of Read more…
We often find that Barley, Molasses and Alfalfa are ingredients that can cause unwanted reactions in some horses. Feed Allergies and Intolerances Hives. Itchy or scurfy skin. Loss of hair. Sharp, fizzy or excitable behaviour. Regional swellings. Digestive upsets. Loose or watery droppings. Decreased performance. What does an allergic reaction Read more…