Horses may have colic without diarrhea, diarrhea without colic, and colic with diarrhea, depending on the cause. Colic is defined as acute abdominal pain. Colic does not indicate the cause, location, or source of the abdominal pain. Diarrhea is defined as passage of fecal material that has increased water content. There are many types and…
Initially when you talk about how to make a horse sweat it sounds much like leading a horse to water. So I’ll make it clear: this simple protocol may or may not work for your horse but it has proven to work for many others. In the least, I hope it will provide direction in…
Fire ants first entered the United States about 1918, near Mobile, Alabama. They then reached Mississippi around 1930. Today fire ants have inhabited much of the Southeast. Importation included two species. Red imported fire ants are the most common, but some areas have black imported fire ants. Fire ants nest in the soil within large…
Hurricane, Fire, Toxicity, Infectious Disease: KAM’s Next FREE Webinar – September 26, 2011 September 1, 2011 — KAM’s Equine Learning Circle FREE webinars have covered numerous topics such as gut health, feed and supplements, teeth, joints, worming, fungus and so much more. The response has been extremely positive with lots more to come. The next…
Interestingly enough, tick-borne Lyme Disease was first reported in 1975 near Lyme, Connecticut. A tick carrying the bacteria will transfer the bacteria by biting through the skin of the horse in order to begin feeding. The initial response is usually inflammation surrounding the tick bite. Other symptoms are fever, lameness, poor performance, behavior/attitude change, laminitis…
PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma, or blood plasma with concentrated platelet content. Platelets are derived from stem cells in the patient’s bone marrow. As platelets come into contact with the damaged collagen and endothelial cells, a fibrin clot forms and growth factors are recruited and released. Two growth factors are of particular interest in…
Hurricane, Fire, Toxicity, Infectious Disease: KAM’s Next FREE Webinar – September 26, 2011 September 1, 2011 — KAM’s Equine Learning Circle FREE webinars have covered numerous topics such as gut health, feed and supplements, teeth, joints, worming, fungus and so much more. The response has been extremely positive with lots more to come. The next…
Equine tendon, ligament, and joint injuries are some of the most frequently seen problems in clinical veterinary practice. These lead to joint instability, degenerative joint disease, and reduced performance. Osteoarthritis is one of the main causes of lameness in horses and involves the deterioration of joint cartilage leading to pain and inflammation. Conventional therapies involve…
Why is there so much controversy regarding vaccines and possible reactions in the news these days? That is because in some cases the cons outweigh the pros; because medicine is not an exact science; and because not all pathogens and not all immune systems are the same. It is true that vaccinations have helped eliminate,…
The early industrial age of America was an exhilarating and awe inspiring time. However we gained much from the era. Yet to this day we struggle with the environmental ramifications of industrial waste and contamination. Is it really possible to wrap our minds around a contamination or waste figure in reference to the earth? Is…
