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Category: Immune System
Equine Sarcoid
Equine Sarcoid is a benign tumor of the skin of the horse that is very common, usually limiting itself to above the knee and forward of the girth.
Inflammation In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
Inflammation in humans has lots of studies. This Rounds With Doc T will cover the inflammatory process as we understand it in humans. I will describe …
Insect Sensitivity
Insect sensitivity can range in degrees between different horses from mild to severe but is always during fly season.
Molds, Mycotoxins And Soaking Horse Hay – Podcast #031
"Should I Soak Hay For My Horse?" - Reducing the extra body fat on our horses is the best, if not the only, way to improve and eliminate metabolic syn…
Ringworm (dermatophytosis)
Fungal infections can affect the skin of the horse and is contagious between horses and humans. There is usually an immunosuppression factor involved.
Should Your Horse Be Turned Out On The Spring Green Grass? – Podcast #005
"Horses On Spring Grass?" - Every horse owner fears the green grass of spring if they have ever had a case of laminitis. In this episode I review an a…
Squamous Cell Of The Skin
This common cancer is locally invasive on pink skin such as the eyes, penis, and in the skull of the horse.
The End Of A Year – Tetanus In A Horse
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…
The Equine Influenza Event Of 1872 And Today’s Corona Virus
Several influenza viruses have severely affected horses in the United Kingdom and Australia since 2003 but the worst reported influenza event in horse…
Vaccinations For Horses – Podcast #016
"Immunology And Disease History In Horses" - This is not your average discussion about what to vaccinate your horses with. That would be a discussion …
Warts
Warts are virus caused growths on the skin usually on young horses and usually on the lips and muzzle.
Worms!
How did your parents deworms you? Fecal egg counts, dewormers and natural control are discussed here. The cause of infection and controlling worms is …