Rood & Riddle Q&A on equine narcolepsy
Shortly after Carin Brown brought her mare Hermosa Valor home, she started noticing mysterious wounds appearing on the mare’s front legs. But as soon as they began to heal, the pretty mare would somehow cut them open again. Then, on a day filled with anticipation and hope for a possible ribbon at the dressage championship for Pony Club, Brown watched with shock as Hermosa Valor her completely collapsed to the stall floor, then seemed to become startled, and scampered back to her feet. Brown’s local veterinarian was called and a short time later, and the 18-year-old year old ex-racehorse was […]
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Rood & Riddle Q&A: Cartilage loss
Just as a human athlete can develop cartilage loss, so, too can equine athletes. The condition can result from repetitive exertion or trauma, but it might also be biological in its origins, according to Dr. Eric Carlson, DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. Dr. Carlson, a surgical resident with the world-renowned Kentucky practice, offers his opinion on treatments and causes of cartilage loss in a Veterinary Answers Q&A with Off-TrackThoroughbreds.com. Q: I recently wrote about a transitioning OTTB who was found to have cartilage loss in his ankles. What factors determine a future career for an animal with this condition? […]
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Rood & Riddle Q&A: Preventing ulcers
According to veterinary studies, between 52 percent and 90 percent of racehorses develop ulcers at some point in their lives. In this week’s Veterinary Answers column Dr. Bonnie Barr, VMD, DACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, describes how best to identify and treat the condition. Dr. Barr is a 1997 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, receiving her doctor of veterinary medicine, and in 2003 received her Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. OffTrackThoroughbreds.com, in conjunction with world-renowned Rood &Riddle Equine Hospital, offers a regular Q&A on Veterinary health in order to better understand the physical issues affecting […]
