Practitioners must protect rescuers as well as rescuees
Jan 1, 2006
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Horses regularly get into dangerous situations in the most unusual and mundane places.
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Stress, fatigue, disenfranchisement, faulty machines and chemicals pose serious occupational hazards for large animal practitioners
Nov 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Donkeys and mules receive special note as they are responsible for many of the injuries to genitalia.
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Miniature horses require heightened level of care, more reproductive concern
Sep 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Reproduction is the area where mini owners are most likely to need veterinary assistance.
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Jun 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Evaluating synovial structures and tendon sheathes requires infusion of sterile saline solution at a point far away from the trauma.
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May 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Wounds to the body of the horse can be very large and may initially seem quite severe. Because of the natural tendencies of this prey animal to run from possible danger first and to be concerned about the consequences later, many body injuries result from collisions with trees, fences, wire or other environmental hazards. The horse often is moving quickly when this trauma occurs, and the wounds produced are sometimes superficial and extensive, and they also can be more limited in location but very deep. These deep wounds have the potential to penetrate the abdomen or the chest, and either scenario is a medical emergency.
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Correct closure of individual tissue layers will stimulate stronger repair with less chance of surgical failure
Apr 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Antibiotic therapy and occasionally flushing of the sinuses will reduce the potential for post-surgical complications.
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DVMs are primary advisors on individual nutritional needs.
Mar 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
It will be the equine veterinarian's job to introduce clients to new feeding concepts and to help them deal with the confusion
that new choices will create.
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Trying to serve the buyer and insurer adequately and ethically can prove difficult
Feb 1, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
New diagnostics and more-sensitive testing has complicated equine insurance further.
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Jan 15, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
The fact that the disease presents in a slightly different way in vaccinated horses makes clinical diagnosis even harder for veterinarians.
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