Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Chapter 24 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Narelle Colleen Stubbs Equine physical therapy (PT) is used to optimize performance and prevent injury in the sport horse and to aid rehabilitation after…
Acupuncture for Pain Control
Chapter 17 Acupuncture for Pain Control Dietrich Graf Von Schweinitz Theoretical Basis of Equine Acupuncture Historically, Chinese veterinary acupuncture practice differed from human acupuncture practice in the use of different…
Managing Colic in the Field
Chapter 71 Managing Colic in the Field Benjamin R. Buchanan Most colic cases begin on the farm. Clinicians are frequently called to examine a horse with colic in the field,…
Antimicrobial-Associated Diarrhea
Chapter 69 Antimicrobial-Associated Diarrhea Claire H. Stratford, Bruce C. McGorum Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea (AAD) is the most common adverse effect associated with antimicrobial use in horses. The condition ranges in severity…
Anterior Enteritis
Chapter 67 Anterior Enteritis Rodney L. Belgrave Anterior enteritis (AE) is a syndrome of acute inflammation and subsequent ileus affecting the proximal to middle segments of the small intestine. It…
World Status of Equine Influenza
Chapter 39 World Status of Equine Influenza J. Richard Newton, Debra Elton, Ann Cullinane Equine influenza (EI) continues to be an important disease across most of the globe, primarily because…
Spinal Anesthesia and Analgesia
Chapter 16 Spinal Anesthesia and Analgesia Claudio C. Natalini Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia, which includes spinal and epidural anesthesia and analgesia, has been used in human and veterinary medicine as…
Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (Formerly Ehrlichiosis)
Chapter 46 Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (Formerly Ehrlichiosis) John E. Madigan, Nicola Pusterla Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) is a common, seasonal, rickettsial, tick-transmitted, noncontagious disease of horses seen where Ixodes spp…
Update on Antimicrobial Selection and Use
Chapter 33 Update on Antimicrobial Selection and Use K. Gary Magdesian Antimicrobial use in equine practice is constantly evolving. Judicious antimicrobial use is critical to minimizing selection pressure for antimicrobial…
Equine Protozoal Myelitis
Chapter 45 Equine Protozoal Myelitis Martin Furr Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a commonly diagnosed condition of the horse, which was originally described in 1964 by J. Rooney, and termed…
