October 24 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
3w ago
THE HORSES EYE AMAZING VISIONHorses use two forms of vison:  monocular and binocular.  The left and right eye work independently of each other and each produce a different vision due to monocular vision. This allows the horse to see both sides of its body.  Maybe that is why a horse spooks and jumps sideways away […] The post October 24 NL appeared first on Hayes Equine Veterinary Services ..read more
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SEPT 24 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
2M ago
EHV1 INFECTION AND VACCINATION EHV1 Equine Herpes Virus 1, also called Rhino, is an equine respiratory virus.  It can also cause severe neurologic disease or abortion.  It is transmitted airborne by horse, contaminated feed, water, stall cleaning utensils, or people’s hands and clothes.  Exposure to the aborted fetus and placenta can transmit the EHV1 virus. […] The post SEPT 24 NL appeared first on Hayes Equine Veterinary Services ..read more
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AUGUST 24 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
3M ago
NSAIDS NSAIDS (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory) drugs are prescribed by a veterinarian to reduce pain, inflammation, and fever associated with injury or illness. These drugs work with the body’s inflammation process by blocking cox enzymes which stimulate the prostaglandins, that cause inflammation and signal pain. In response to an injury, the body often produces too much inflammation […] The post AUGUST 24 NL appeared first on Hayes Equine Veterinary Services ..read more
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JULY NL 2024
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
4M ago
ELECTROLYTES Electrolytes are minerals that break down into electronically charged ions in water. They are present in all body cells. They are especially important in muscle, nerve function, and fluid balance in the horse’s body. Horses sweat to provide wetness for evaporative cooling. When the heat and especially the humidity is high, sweating alone does not cool the body. Cool water wash downs must be used after exercise. When the horse sweats excessively during exercise or just standing in the summer heat they need electrolyte supplementation. The primary electrolytes that a horse loses in ..read more
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June NL 2024
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
5M ago
Pastern Dermatitis With all the rain these past few weeks the ground is soggy and knee deep in mud. Horses standing in these conditions often develop cracks in the skin. (Think of it as our hands being chapped and cracked when being in too much water). Bacteria and fungus that live in the mud or standing water make their way into cracks in the horse’s skin and set up the infection, Pastern Dermatitis. Common names for this condition are scratches, dew poisoning and grease heel. The signs are scabby crusts on the skin of the back of the pastern, which are often painful. It is constant problem i ..read more
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APRIL 24 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
7M ago
Spring is here and the grass is green. It is time to get the overweight horses off of the grass, especially those that have foundered in the past. Worming April 15th is the time to worm all horses with Ivermectin to kill the spring hatch/molt of worms and bots. On October 15th fecal exams should be done on adult horses to see if an additional worming is needed. Young horses, aged 1-3yrs should be wormed every 3 months. EMS (Equine Metabolic Syndrome) & ID (insulin Dyregulation) Horses that are obese, stay fat on nothing (easy keepers), have a cresty neck, a fat sheath or udder probably ha ..read more
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March 2024 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
8M ago
March 2024 NL Black Gumbo Now that the weather is warm and dry It’s a good time to work on mud control.  If your soil is black gumbo, you likely fight it every year when the spring rains come.  Here are a few suggestions from clients and Facebook that will help with the deep clay/mud that is often difficult to work in. Put a load of sand or rock in the area.  If gumbo is really deep this may be a summer project. Put secrete sacks in the area, wet the top of the sacks, cover with sand Install Light Hoof mud panels 6×12 for $219.  Information is on the internet. Using gumbo ..read more
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February 2024 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
9M ago
The month of January was very cold with long periods of freezing temperatures. Keeping water available for our horses was difficult to say the least. Many owners used a tank heater to combat the frozen water troughs. Be aware, a client using a tank heater said her horses would not drink or get near the trough. The owner then realized they were getting shocked when trying to drink! In her case, this was due to a short in the plug which resulted in electricity being sent into the tank. For safety’s sake, when using a tank heater, it is advisable to plug into a GFI receptacle. Also, you must con ..read more
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JAN 2024 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
10M ago
Happy New Year! The end of the old year was a rough time at the clinic.  Dr Hayes treated an impaction colic every day for 6 days.  The drop in weather temperatures made water sources very cold, causing the horses to not drink. Impaction colic is caused by the horse failing to drink water at the time that they eat coastal hay, especially on a cold morning.  By that evening the hay is impacted in the large colon, causing a blockage and colic.  All of these horses’ guts shut down so they required iv fluids, which made for big vet bills. Prevention is simple: Add a tablespoon ..read more
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November 23 NL
Hayes Equine Veterinary Services Blog
by Katie Hayes
1y ago
Quarantine, Isolation and Disinfection Respiratory virus and Strangles cases are on the rise. This can be due to the adoption of rescue horses, bringing in a new horse, weather extremes cold nights/hot days, congregation of horses during competitions or trail rides, commercial horse van transport, and your horse coming home from the trainer. In any of these situations, the best policy is to isolate the horse from your other horses for 2-4 weeks so the disease that the horse may be shedding does not go through your other horses. Isolation means no nose-to-nose contact with another horse over t ..read more
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