Maple Leaf Toxicity ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The wilted red maple leaf (not the falling leaf in autumn) can destroy the kidneys of horses leading to renal failure and death.
Author: Doc-t
General Dentistry – Parrot Mouth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Parrot mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the upper incisors are more forward than the lower incisors and complet…
Ringworm (dermatophytosis) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Fungal infections can affect the skin of the horse and is contagious between horses and humans. There is usually an immunosuppression factor involved.
General Dentistry – Sow Mouth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Sow mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the lower incisors are more forward than the upper incisors and completely…
Scratches Or Grease Heel ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Dermatitis, or inflammation of the skin, on the back side of the pastern can become severe in some horses. The usual treatments do not address the ca…
General Dentistry – Speculum Injury ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The use of the speculum is common in equine dentistry. There are reports of damage to the horse caused by them and this is one of those cases.
Sheath Edema ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The sheath is at the farthest point from the heart and damage to the blood flow in castrated males can sometimes prevent the normal flow of blood lead…
Oral Cavity – The Palate ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The palate is the tissue dividing the mouth from the airway above it. It is divided into the hard and soft portions.
Skin Reactions To Veterinary Treatment ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Some horses will react adversely to medications showing a disruption from the normal skin condition. These include bumps, depigmentation, and tempora…
Skin Lumps ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
In vet school I learned that a lump is a lump until proven otherwise. Only a biopsy can determine or confirm a diagnosis.
Oral Cavity – Trauma ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Whenever trauma occurs inside the mouth of the horse, the reaction from the horse can be anywhere from nothing at all to drooling and an inability to …
Tack Injury ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Skin rubs occur either acutely from trauma or insidiously through wear against objects such as tack, blankets, or the environment.
Skin Scars ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Scars occur during healing of full thickness skin wounds including surgery. They can range from unseen but felt to hairless, depigmented masses.
Wolf Teeth – Blind ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
When a wolf tooth in a horse doesn't erupt through the gum, it is called a blind wolf tooth.
Sources Of Disease ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Finding the source of infection and stopping it there often is more efficient than treating the horse after he becomes sick. This includes quarantine…
Wolf Teeth – Extractions ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Wolf teeth are the vestigial teeth that lie in front of the first upper (and rarely the lower) cheek teeth.
Squamous Cell Of The Skin ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This common cancer is locally invasive on pink skin such as the eyes, penis, and in the skull of the horse.
Pythiosis ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This severe disease is often confused with habronemiasis which is also commonly called summer sores. This is a fungus based, highly invasive cancer th…
Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter (Thumps) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The synchronous beating of the heart along with rapid contraction of the diaphragm (hiccups) is brought on by an electrolyte imbalance in horses worke…
Tail Rubbing ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Tail rubbing is common in stabled and non-stabled horses and the cause is simple as well as the solution. The frayed hairs at the tail head is evidenc…
Thrombosis ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The veins of horses normally do not have obstructions but when they become occluded either partially or fully, then the blood flow ceases and they bec…
Unknown Skin Lesions ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Most skin diseases in horses are ignored and random treatments are applied or the lesion is ignored. Here are a few of these.
Dependent Edema ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Blood, like any liquid, falls to the lowest point. When the liquid part of blood leaks out of the blood vessels, it always gravitates to the low point…
Warts ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Warts are virus caused growths on the skin usually on young horses and usually on the lips and muzzle.
Happy Holidays from The Equine Practice, Inc. ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
May the Season be bright and the new year turn out to be just right. With warmest wishes for Good Health and Happiness. Have a wonderful New Year!
Two Days To A New Horse (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO "6 months before this video, this owner said h…
Worms! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
How did your parents deworms you? Fecal egg counts, dewormers and natural control are discussed here. The cause of infection and controlling worms is …
The 2014 Equine Affaire ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
My family traveled to the 2014 Equine Affaire in Springfield, MA to bring attention to our style of Horsemanship Dentistry and our new Equine Dentistr…
The 2014 AAEP Convention ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
2014 AAEP meeting Salt Lake City, NV. Horses again discussed as objects without feelings. EOTRH bantered - no conclusions. Another disappointment for …
Calm In A Barn Of Six (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Apollo, the nervous TB gelding that you thought was bitten as a colt s…
WARNING – This horse may kill you! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Remember Law 1, "A horse can kill you." Never be afraid as this is reflected in the horse. Follow a few guidelines and know that this can be achieved …
Small Paradise ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
A unique stall in south FL. We should be as creative on our own farms. I wonder how the horse likes it and if this helps their psyche as some horses s…
“Ollie Berger” ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The loss of my best equine friend cannot be adequately express.From an embryo on my ultrasound through being an orphan to 24 years later. He slipped f…
Stranded ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This wasn’t planned for the end of my day. A leak in a radiator hose shut us down for the day. Thankfully, AAA has sent this fine towing service and…
Travels With Doc T – June 23, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This past weekend spent working on the equine dentistry school. Nothing more to say here. Certainly fun, but not as much fun as flying the helicopter …
Travels With Doc T – June 19, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
I have finally gotten over last week’s all night driving from NY to FL. I have also calmed down from my first helicopter flying experience for Fathe…
Integrity ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Integrity is the quality of being honest. It is what we have at the end of the day. What is inside the mouth of the horse is unseen by the owner but t…
Travels With Doc T – June 9, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Summer in the northeast. A beautiful barn in NJ, NY City southern sky line, parasite control images, a white tail deer in tall grass, a picturesque cr…
Travels With Doc T – June 6, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Pictures from New York on a summer's day. A beautiful barn with hand made interior doors and a set of wolf teeth from a 27 year old that were loose at…
Travels With Doc T – June 4, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
A gorgeous summer day in NY. A sales barn with horses from Germany, France, Holland and Russia. A NY barn in the hills with 2 very large horses, one r…
Travels With Doc T – June 3, 2014 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This rabbit and chickens on a non-profit in Florida help people with psychological disorders heal with help of nurses. Also extraction of 2 end stage …
Fusaichi Pegasus ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The grandson of Fusaichi Pegasus. I had floated the teeth of this great TB race horse when he won the Kentucky Derby. Also image's from a client's "C…
A Pain In My Finger ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Our style of equine dentistry does not automatically medicate the horses. There are days I pay the price of a head that moves and my finger gets raspe…
Who Knocked Out My Front Tooth? ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
A lost incisor from decay (EOTRH). I also quote a client with her description of how the horses respond to our Horsemanship Dentistry approach. We are…
Pull The Tooth! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Pulling teeth is the dentistry equivalent of the expression "Do something!" But is "doing something" always in the best interest of the horse? Abscess…
Kicked In The Teeth ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
After 35 years, I still get "kicked in the teeth" by people and professionals who believe in myths. They perpetuate these false beliefs in equine dent…
Retrospect ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Split rail fences in need of repair. stark against the snow randomly carved with animal paths. Melissa parked the car then we both just stared at the …
The End Of A Year – Tetanus In A Horse ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This is a story about tetanus in a foal, a bacterial disease that paralyzes horses (and humans) killing them when they can no longer breathe. We vacci…
Christmas Eve ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Veterinarians are horse owners with confidence coming with the degree. But it wanes when we face life decisions on our own horse. This is my story of …