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    *Urinary

    Blood circulates throughout the body delivering all the materials needed to stay alive, but it also acts as a system to recycle materials, return gasses…

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    *Neoplasia

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    *Toxins And Poisons

    Materials that affect normal biochemical processes in the body are called either a toxin (plant or animal origin such as venom or a bacteria) or a poi…
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    *Teeth And Oral Cavity

    This subject is divided into sections organized by teeth (incisors, cheek teeth, canines), the oral cavity and the skull pertaining to the teeth.  Th…
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    *Digestive System

    The digestive tract starts at the mouth and ends at the anus.  It is a tube that runs through the body and the contents within this tube are really o…
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    *Skin And Hair

    The purposes of skin and hair are many and equally important.  They keep everything inside in and everything outside out. It grows hair and adds fat …
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    *Nervous System

    The nervous system is complicated because it is in charge of so many things.  Basically there are 3 sections and 2 operating systems.  There is the …
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    *Musculoskeletal

    The bodies of all animals allow movement to find food and to reproduce through a system of bones and connective tissue.  Plants do not have this abil…
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    *Respiratory System

    The system of gas exchange is isolated from the rest of the body because of two things.  First air is dirty and filled with viruses, bacteria, mold s…
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    *Hormonal And Metabolic

    These topics cover how metabolism works and what happens when they don’t work.  Specifically, if the hormones work incorrectly then messages that r…
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    *Hooves

    No hoof no horse.  It is that simple. These topics will show you the abundant things that can go wrong with the hooves.  However what will be diffe…
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    *Circulatory System

    The cardiovascular system is the plumbing of the body.  This is the system that distributes food, oxygen, communication molecules (hormones), repair …
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    *Eyes

    With so many parts to the eye, there are several areas where problems can occur. Trauma is the leading problem but infections, immune inflammation an…
    Doc-t April 24, 2020
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    *Reproduction

    The mating of a stallion and mare should be easy, right? It can be if you learn 1 secret - the necessity of observing the horses and recording these o…
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    *Neonatal

    Foals are babies and like humans, their diseases are unique compared to adults.  In my way of thinking, there are two types: acquired or diseases dev…
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    Foals are babies, and like humans, their diseases are unique compared to adults. In my way of thinking, there are two types: acquired (diseases developed AFTER birth) and congenital (diseases developed BEFORE birth). A subset of acquired diseases are conditions that can develop either in the womb or after birth during their growth. These are growth abnormalities usually due to the mare's nutrition during gestation or in the foal after birth.

    Acquired diseases include septicemia (blood distributed infections), inhalation (pneumonia), ingested (diarrhea/scours), immunologic (failure of passive transfer), neurologic (anoxia or lack of air) and trauma (kicked or stepped on).

    Congenital diseases include malformation (absence or additional limbs), fetal monsters (gross malformations with no survival), umbilical herniation (abdominal wall defect), incomplete formation of organs (anal atresia or blocked anus) and other genetic or teratogenic (environmentally caused) diseases (cleft palate).

    Growth abnormalities include developmental diseases such as contracted tendons, epiphysis, osteochondrosis dissicans and angular limb deformities.

    Prevention of diseases is far more efficient than resolving them. Prevention includes vaccinations, dipping the umbilicus, providing a clean and safe foaling environment (no shoes on the mare, no electric fences) and assuring the mares milk has the protection needed for the survival of the foal.

    This section has few photos but a lot of stories from my experience in the world of foaling. A lot of lost sleep here but worth it.

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