Sentences with phrase «of laminitis»

Wakefield said the society's veterinarian, D.K. Rebman, said the horse had a mild form of laminitis — a crippling disease sometimes caused by overeating.

If we can start catching these diseases before laminitis and founder develop, it will save the horses from the painful condition of laminitis and save owners a lot of money.

Not exact matches

The Kentucky Derby winner (left) had undergone a series of extraordinary life - saving procedures at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center (inset), but myriad ailments, including laminitis in three hooves, led to the decision to spare the colt further pain.

Hopefully, a further trial will prove the potential of LTCI as a major medical breakthrough in the field of immunotherapy, not only as has been shown for cats, but also to help control other inflammatory diseases in dogs, like arthritis, and EPM, endotoxemia, and laminitis in horses.»

Chronic infections and laminitis tend to be the most detrimental and frustrating clinical manifestations of the disorder.

Electrical stimulation has been shown to relieve pain, to minimize muscle atrophy (degeneration) secondary to disuse caused by pain or immobilization, to treat laminitis (a condition of the horse's hoof), to reduce tissue swelling, and to speed healing of both open and closed wounds.

Several studies have shown that Prascend ® - treated horses have significant improvements in hair coat, frequency of urination / drinking, frequency of infections and laminitis bouts, and many laboratory test results.

Since joining Pilchuck's large - animal staff in 2000, Dr. Fehr has become very involved in the medical and surgical treatment of llamas and alpacas, as well as in her areas of special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of colic and laminitis.

PET was also useful to demonstrate regional difference in metabolic activity in the feet of a horse with chronic laminitis.

Symptoms of PPID include changes in hair coat; increased water intake and urination; lethargy; loss of muscle mass, pot - bellied appearance, chronic infections; hoof abscesses; excess or inappropriate sweating; infertility or lack of estrus cycles; abnormal mammary gland function; and can predispose to laminitis if hyperinsulinemia (high levels of insulin in the blood) is involved.

Horses likely to benefit from enrollment in the trial are: • horses for which other advanced imaging modalities (MRI, CT or nuclear scintigraphy) have failed to identify the cause of the lameness • horses for which the results of other imaging modalities are confusing due to the presence of multiple abnormalities or equivocal findings PET has also shown great promises in evaluating soft tissue lesions, in particular regarding laminitis and tendon lesions.

Understanding the Roles of Diet and Insulin in Horses at Risk for Laminitis Researchers will investigate how diet influences a horse's gut bacteria (microbiome) and metabolism (metabolome) and impacts insulin, key information to understanding how to feed horses at risk for laminitis.

The studies will help veterinary scientists improve the health and well - being of horses through improved prevention and treatment of numerous health challenges including foal pneumonia, laminitis and septicemia.

Managing laminitis cases is an inevitable part of equine veterinary practice.

Research Interests: equine endocrinology and equine geriatric medicine; the welfare implications of chronic laminitis and other lameness in horses

The 2007 AHF benefit raised a record amount of money for laminitis research.

The most common causes of lameness in horses are sprains, strains and fractures, degenerative diseases such as arthritis, and hoof problems such as abscesses and laminitis.

Current studies are investigating breed predispositions to a number of other diseases, including equine metabolic syndrome and laminitis.

While laminitis a well - known sign of PPID, until recently other signs of lameness have not been considered to be indicators of the disease.

In mid-2009 one of his hooves became inflamed, which resulted in laminitis.