Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

July 2015

Pain management in equine patients – therapy options

Drugs available for analgesia in horses can, on the surface, appear somewhat limited – particularly given … more

20 mins
Evolutions in equine dentistry

Equine dentistry has undergone so much development during the past couple of decades, you’d be … more

23 mins

May 2015

A systematic approach to foot lameness in horses

Lameness is a common clinical presentation in horses. In the National Equine Health Survey 2014, … more

28 mins

March 2015

The unfortunate adventures of Lucky the horse

Although the UK’s fire and rescue services are not obligated to rescue a cat stuck … more

February 2015

Changing face of Cushing’s disease in equine patients

Equine Cushing’s disease (ECD) is the most commonly encountered equine endocrine disorder (Frank and Geor, 2014), … more

17 mins
Thirty years of gastric ulceration: what’s known and still to learn?

What have we learned, and what is there left to learn, about gastric ulceration? Perhaps … more

25 mins
Equine influenza: are horses being protected effectively?

Influenza vaccination is so routine in equine practice there is perhaps a tendency to take … more

26 mins

January 2015

Plant poisoning in horses

At the time of writing, cases of atypical myopathy (AM) are peaking, so it seems … more

22 mins
Diagnostic methods for diarrhoea in mature horses

ANDY DURHAM BSc, BVSc, CertEP, DEIM, DipECEIM, MRCVS explains the four general classes of diarrhoea … more

26 mins

December 2014

Diagnosis and treatment of cyathostominosis in horses

Cyathostomins have become the most common cause of parasite-associated disease in horses1 and with increasing … more

35 mins

November 2014

Pain management in horses

Recognition and quantification of pain in horses is notoriously difficult due to a lack of … more

42 mins

September 2014

Another world

This summer, I’ve been working for a thoroughbred stud in Germany, preparing their yearlings for … more

5 mins

October 2013

No substitute for experience

Recently, for the first time in years, I tried my hand at polo again. I … more

6 mins

May 2013

Laminitis: is hay the culprit?

Now home for the summer, having finished my first year at vet school, I’ve been … more

8 mins