Chapter 136 Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction Nicholas Frank Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also called equine Cushing’s disease, is the most common endocrine disorder of aged equids. Some horses are…
Chapter 51 Dynamic Endoscopy Kate Allen, Samantha H. Franklin It is now acknowledged that endoscopy of the exercising horse is required for definitive diagnosis of dynamic upper respiratory tract (URT)…
Chapter 61 Hypertrophic Osteopathy Lisa Michelle Katz Hypertrophic osteopathy (HO, also Marie’s disease) is an uncommon disease in the horse that is characterized by bilateral, progressive, symmetric subperiosteal bony and…
Chapter 99 Equine Sarcoid Edmund K. Hainisch, Sabine Brandt With a prevalence ranging from 1% to 12%, sarcoids represent the most common tumor type in equids, including horses, donkeys, zebras,…
Chapter 77 Internal Parasite Screening and Control Martin K. Nielsen For several decades, diagnosing parasitic infections in horses received little attention. Horses were widely exposed to ubiquitous parasite species capable…
Chapter 60 Severe Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Harold C. MCKenzie III, Lower respiratory infections are a common problem in adult horses and foals, and can range from mild…
Chapter 73 Diagnostic Approach to Protein-Losing Enteropathies Harold C. McKenzie III, Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a clinical syndrome in which intestinal disease or dysfunction results in gastrointestinal tract protein loss…
Chapter 52 Update on Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy Laura K. Tulloch, Justin D. Perkins Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) is a common cause of upper respiratory tract obstruction and poor performance in…
Chapter 20 Upper Airway Obstructions Elizabeth J. Davidson Upper airway obstructions are among the most frequent causes of poor performance in horses, being second in frequency only to musculoskeletal injuries….
Chapter 88 Forebrain Diseases Caroline Hahn The forebrain comprises the two cerebral hemispheres (cerebrum/telencephalon) and the thalamus (diencephalon). Most of the gray matter is located superficially, forming the cerebral cortex,…
