Sagacity in Horses

nephrolithiasis in two arabian horses

nephrolithiasis was incidentally diagnosed in 2 arabian horses, a young foal and an adult mare, from maybod, yazd province, iran. the foal had bilateral neophrolithiasis, as multiple sand like stones in renal papillary area. large nephroliths were found in the left kidney of mare. prominent composition of those nephroliths was magnesium ammonium phosphate. risk factors and other aspects of neph...

Sacroiliac injuries in horses.

This article reviews the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of sacroiliac joint injuries. These injuries can be acute or chronic and can involve soft tissue structures surrounding the joint or the bony structures of the joint. The several diagnostic modalities for sacroiliac injuries vary in usefulness and accessibility. Treatment of sacroiliac problems is usually supportive and nonspecific an...

Recent Advances in Immunization of Horses Against African Horsesickness

Metabolic Syndrome in Horses

INTRODUCTION A common and well-recognized, but incompletely understood, medical problem that afflicts mature horses has been variously referred to as “hypothyroidism” and peripheral Cushing’s syndrome. In many respects, this medical problem of horses is similar to a human condition that had also been referred to by a wide variety of different names and has recently been designated “Metabolic Sy...

Ileal Impaction in Horses*

A cute abdominal pain in horses is often caused by abnormal conditions of the small intestine.' Simple obstruction, strangulating obstruction, and nonstrangulating obstruction are the general categories of small intestinal disorders that require surgical intervention.' Ileal impaction is the most frequently reported cause of small intestinal, nonstrangulating obstruction in adult horses.24 The ...