Nancy S. Loving DVM

The research authors encouraged owner education about the “unhealthy” nature of such obese adipose tissue and how it affects the rest of the body.

Research studies on heel contraction looked at many factors, including barefoot vs shod horses.

Researchers found that in treatment of experimentally created wounds, topical application of ozonated sunflower seed oil was superior to treatment with pure sunflower seed oil and 0.9% sodium chloride.

Research from France and Switzerland showed that targeted deworming protocols can work on horse farms to reduce anthelmintic resistance.

As horses begin to circulate more to events and shows, veterinarians need to be aware of the potential of equine herpesvirus infections.

Equine pain management relies on owner recognition, and research shows owners aren't very good at recognizing pain and lameness in their horses.

There are alternatives to feeling boxed in with non-stop emergency work on top of long days.

Dr. Jacqueline Hill, of Littleton Equine Medical Center, presented practical information on how to determine synovial structure involvement of a wound in the field. Brought to you by Covetrus

“This surgical procedure allowed early rehabilitation and resulted in progressive healing of the lesions."

Immunization and herd immunity are critical parts of keeping horses healthy, but it takes knowledge to use them to their best effect.

Researchers found some horse breeds have a higher incidence of ocular squamous cell carcinoma.

Veterinarians can offer science-based guidance for horse owners regarding blanketing older horses during cold weather.

There was no statistical difference in incisional complications between stainless steel skin staple closure and n-butyl cyanoacrylate closure.

Researchers in Australia studied a novel in-feed, enteric-coated dry granule preparation of omeprazole on horses.

When using alcohol-based antisepsis in horses, apply the alcohol in a concentric wipe to a clipped site for a 90-second wet contact time.

Can corticosteroids used to treat eye problems show up in competition test results?

Sometimes usually well-behaved horses turn into monsters when girthed up, and clients ask vets why.

Local prophylactic treatment with medical grade honey gel in the abdominal incision during surgery is safe and may significantly decrease the prevalence of incisional infections in horses undergoing colic surgery.

“Overall, the use of MOX-OBZ combination treatment delayed the onset of resistance to MOX compared to when MOX single-active was used,” noted the researchers.

Researchers showed that calcium electroporation is considered safe for treatment of localized equine sarcoids, including those that are inoperable.

Using GnRH vaccination prior to castration reduced the size of the testes and their adnexa and had an apparently beneficial effect on both the incidence and degree of post-operative surgical complications.

Be proactive to prevent bullying in your workplace, and have a system in place where employees can easily report being bullied.

Future development of this R. equi vaccine holds promise for a number of intracellular bacterial pathogens.

The results demonstrate that a laminitic horse with a heel wedge has a shorter breakover period (2% of stance phase) than when barefoot (6% of stance phase).

The authors concluded that, “The extremely low incidence of iatrogenic septic arthritis argues against any benefit from prophylactic administration of amikacin.”

Just having a high ACTH level does not mean a horse will develop lamellar morphological pathology, which might, in fact, be more associated with increased circulating insulin.

We took the pulse of where veterinary education is and what the prospects are for future equine veterinarians.

One paper referenced at NEAEP discussed the use of per rectum fluid infusion (proctoclysis) as an inexpensive, safe alternative or adjunct to intravenous fluid administration.

While studying treatments for human melanoma, Brazilian researchers investigated a compound from a specific tick's saliva in horses.

Horses experiencing influenza or other respiratory crises do well with rest since it takes at least three weeks for healing of the respiratory epithelium and the mucociliary apparatus.

This research suggested that IL-1 inhibition from IRAP can provide therapeutic value in attenuating scar formation from wounds.

At the 2020 AAEP Convention, Dr. Lauren Schnabel described a new disease-modifying osteoarthritis treatment using platelet-rich plasma.

A retrospective study in the UK addressed concerns that joint injections using corticosteroids, and in particular triamcinolone (TA), have the potential to elicit laminitis.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a gold standard diagnostic tool for assessing injury within the equine foot.

This new information of a first-line, innate immune response might shed light to help develop future strategies against microbes.

A presentation from the 2020 AAEP Virtual Convention looks at this fatty acid to manage inflammatory effects of joint osteoarthritis.

“The dorsal lamellae should be considered as a possible source of lameness pain following lidocaine block of the coffin joint," noted the researchers.

This study identified that the type of recreational activity affects cortisol release in horses, and that age plays an effect.

In the United Kingdom, a survey showed that non-compliance with the manufacturers' datasheet guidelines is common, risking suboptimal immunity to equine influenza.

Early recognition through endocrine testing for PPID is important to identify horses at higher risk of contracting infectious disease so preventive measures and treatment can be implemented.

Contrast therapy alternates cold and heat with the objective of increasing blood circulation through cycles of vasodilation and vasoconstriction.

The research noted that post-operative surgical site infections created difficulties with recovery, increased duration of hospitalization, interfered with return to function, increased client costs, and caused increased morbidity and mortality of the horses.

A recent study at the University of Warwick has evaluated a 1,000-year old herbal remedy noted in a 10th century Old English medical compendium that is called 'Bald's eye salve.'

Equine practitioners are commonly faced with communicating to clients that their horse (or horses) are too fat.

Ongoing research into equine infectious diseases will mean better ways to protect and treat the problems.

This is an extended version of the one-page article on Joint Therapies that appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of EquiManagement magazine. Brought to you by Covetrus.

Dietary chromium propionate has been proposed as a supplement to help improve insulin sensitivity in horses suffering from insulin dysfunction, particularly in aging or obese individuals.