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| loose stools (sudden onset) | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My 13 year old gelding (3/4 Arabian)had an episode of diarrhea yesterday, but then it seemed to stop ...
A: A short bout of diarrhea like this can happen the day following a de-worming treatment but I would ...
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| jazz follow up | 11/16/2009 |
Q: Judy, The site won't permit another follow-up so I'm starting a new thread. I wanted to let you know ...
A: I am so excited to hear that Jazz is doing so much better :) The sweating episode is puzzling ...
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| wound care | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I went camping with my horse she was tacked up in the fenced in area,while I waiting for a friend ...
A: Hey Tina - your camping trip sounds like it got pretty wild! It is great to hear that your mare is ...
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| lactating mare not pregnant | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I purchased a rescue Appaloosa mare 1 1/2 years ago. She is 8 years old. At that time she had a ...
A: I would like to do some more research on your mare ... I have never heard of this before but then ...
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| Lameness in 9 mo old qh filly | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 month old filly that was in a dirt turnout (hilly terrain) with 3 other same age fillies. ...
A: I am having trouble trying to visualize what kind of movement your filly is making because I have ...
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| Stifle Injury | 11/12/2009 |
Q: My 22 year old Thoroughbred (ex-racer) mare injured her stifle a little more than 2 weeks ago. I'm ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your mare's x-rays were clean! One thing to remember about them however is ...
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| Height | 11/11/2009 |
Q: This might be a naive question, but I am just wondering if you could give me an educated guess as to ...
A: Great to hear from you and I love how you used Facebook to share these pictures with me ... that was ...
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| pregnancy of mare | 11/3/2009 |
Q: At a horse auction I purchased a 10yr old min. mare who has had several colts. She was pasture ...
A: I am so sorry that it has taken me a whole day to get back to you!! Let me start by congratulating ...
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| 30 yr old arabian | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I just put my 30 yr old arabian down. He quit eating about a month & half ago. I had a vet come out ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. I want you to know and believe that you did everything you possibly ...
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| my ole mare | 10/28/2009 |
Q: my old girl is 23 an when i had her shoed this week there seems to be about an eggcupful of blood ...
A: Some mares will even go into heat during the winter months though. If her bleeding continues, I ...
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| hemotomia (sp) | 10/27/2009 |
Q: My gelding had blood running down his leg this AM. He has a hard mass the size of a small lemon ...
A: Wow, this is just an odd coicidence Liz. For both of your horses to have ticks on their stifle is ...
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| hemotomia (sp) | 10/26/2009 |
Q: My gelding had blood running down his leg this AM. He has a hard mass the size of a small lemon ...
A: The only way I can think of that a horse would injure both stifles would be if he had somehow gotten ...
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| post injury lameness | 10/25/2009 |
Q: maybe you can possibly give me some insight into the possibility of recovery time on an injury..any ...
A: Wow Kace, a three month recovery sounds like a fairly significant and serious injury ... I hate to ...
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| Seroma | 10/25/2009 |
Q: Monday I gave my gelding 20cc of penicillin in the correct spot in the middle of the neck, but it ...
A: A basketball size hematoma or seroma is HUGE! Have you drained any fluid out of it to see if it is ...
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| Height | 10/23/2009 |
Q: This might be a naive question, but I am just wondering if you could give me an educated guess as to ...
A: .. actually, this is a really good question and I have heard a few methods to "guesstimate" the ...
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| born with crooked spine | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have a eight month old solid paint colt, that at his birth, had a crooked spine. The mare had ...
A: Wow Nancy ... I have never seen or heard of anything even close to resembling this. I'm totally ...
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| blood in horse droppings | 10/19/2009 |
Q: we are looking at a getting a new pony and noticed there was blood in the droppings. The owner ...
A: Tracey, what a great observation to make! Blood in this pony's stool or any horse's stool for that ...
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| severe lip lasceration | 10/17/2009 |
Q: 4 days ago by beautiful 8 year old, 17.2hh Dutch Warmblood gelding suffered a severe injury to his ...
A: I think there is a lot of truth in his statement about it being too early to tell about any ...
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| Front leg injury | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I do understand you are not a vet but, I am looking for some advice on things I have not tried yet. ...
A: Samantha - thank you for the great picture and I'm excited to hear that things are going well. It ...
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| Nerve damage to lower lip | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My TB gelding (8 years old) was in a major accident on Monday 10/12/2009. I am still unsure how he ...
A: Krystal - I am so sorry to hear about this horrible accident and I know you must be very upset and ...
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| Cactus spines in horses leg | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 5yr old QH mare (Annie) and I live in Arizona. Annie got into a cactus and her back leg is ...
A: Cindi - this sounds very serious. If Annie was my horse, I would get her in to an equine clinic so ...
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| My horse has a lump on his throat | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 19 year old thoroughbred who is a rescue we have had for about a year now. I just noticed ...
A: Lumps in this area on more mature horses are not really that unusual but it could be caused from a ...
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| Front leg injury | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I do understand you are not a vet but, I am looking for some advice on things I have not tried yet. ...
A: I am so sorry that you are having to deal with this accident! I completely understand the vet ...
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| injured leg due to kicking a fence | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 6yr old american paint. She was recently placed next to a horse in a stall she didnt like ...
A: I'm so glad to hear that she's sound!!! As for the temps and hosing the leg, you'll be fine with ...
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| injured leg due to kicking a fence | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 6yr old american paint. She was recently placed next to a horse in a stall she didnt like ...
A: Sounds like your in a bad spot. Will the people that own or manage your barn consider moving your ...
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| chiropractic for horses | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Is Chiropractic treatment effective &/or possible for equines?I'm a P.T. & am opposed to it for ...
A: I'm laughing that you picked me to answer this question because I agree with you about Chiropractic ...
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| my 8 month old horse is stumbling :( | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I am fairly new to the horse world so please bare with me in the horse language department. I have ...
A: .. that helps a lot! While I can't see the entire leg, I'm almost positive that this baby has ...
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| Sudden WT. Loss | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I live in Emmett Idaho and I have a 16 y/o Tennessee Walker mare she has had a very sudden weight ...
A: Tracy - thank you for your question. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this situation with ...
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| Horse Diagonal soreness | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I have a 17 yr old gelded TB who was trained but not raced. He then did quite a bit of dressage and ...
A: Hey Jeff! Great to hear back from you and I'm excited that Jazz is on a more boring diet now :) As ...
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| Conformation of my QH | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could critique my QH's conformation? Thanks! Feel free to be honest ;). (I ...
A: Hey Kimberly - I had a gelding for seventeen years that who's sheath became thicker as he aged and I ...
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| Horse Diagonal soreness | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I have a 17 yr old gelded TB who was trained but not raced. He then did quite a bit of dressage and ...
A: Jeff - Thanks for all the additional information about Jazz - I can tell that you know exactly ...
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| Conformation of my QH | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could critique my QH's conformation? Thanks! Feel free to be honest ;). (I ...
A: Rusty has a lot of really nice qualities in my opinion and I love this picture because of the ...
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| Horse Diagonal soreness | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I have a 17 yr old gelded TB who was trained but not raced. He then did quite a bit of dressage and ...
A: I need to answer you back with a few more questions about Jazz. Regarding his weight issues and ...
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| My horse's hoof | 10/3/2009 |
Q: My horse has a foot problem. Multiple vets have looked at it and can't tell me what it is. In the ...
A: No Carly, I have to say that I have not heard of anything like this but maybe if you can take some ...
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| flemmy nose | 9/29/2009 |
Q: with garlic in to keep flys away, he is out on grazing 24/7 so i haven't been feeding him any hay, ...
A: Sure sounds like you're doing everything right Kirsty! I would keep watching him because it is very ...
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| coughing and flemmy nose | 9/29/2009 |
Q: my 27 year old gelding has developed a snotty flemmy nose after i fed him, making a retching noise, ...
A: I do think it's possible that he only chokes when he's eating and for a period of time after he ...
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| puncture injury won't heal | 9/29/2009 |
Q: Our quarter horse gelding got a small puncture wound in his shoulder almost a year ago. We took him ...
A: A picture would be great. I'm wondering if you can email your vet a picture as well and then have ...
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| coughing and flemmy nose | 9/28/2009 |
Q: my 27 year old gelding has developed a snotty flemmy nose after i fed him, making a retching noise, ...
A: My first thought after reading your description of what is happening was that this sounds a lot like ...
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| Lax tendons | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I just got a horse and when riding her down hill her back heels hit the ground, one foot worse than ...
A: Wow Bryna - that's a good question. How old is your mare? What was her previous owner doing with ...
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| Lax tendons | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I just got a horse and when riding her down hill her back heels hit the ground, one foot worse than ...
A: I have been at the barn all day so I'm sorry for the delay in answering. My first thought when I ...
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