In this episode, we speak with Philip van Harreveld, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal), a Senior Equine Professional Services Veterinarian for Merck Animal Health, about wounds near synovial structures.

"Early and aggressive intervention will dictate the prognosis in these cases," says van Harreveld.

“Disease Du Jour” is brought to you in 2023 by Merck Animal Health.

In this episode, we discuss the 2023 outbreak of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in California and Texas with Angela Pelzel-McCluskey, DVM, MS, a National Equine Epidemiologist for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

“Disease Du Jour” is brought to you in 2023 by Merck Animal Health.

Equine asthma is one of those conditions that most veterinarians will see in their careers. How often or how severe will depend on many factors. Listen in as we talk with Nimet Browne, DVM, MPH, DACVIM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, about this condition.

"Equine asthma is one of the more common causes of non-infectious respiratory disease in horses," said Browne.

“Disease Du Jour” is brought to you in 2023 by Merck Animal Health.

In this episode, Rachel Liepman, DVM, DACVIM (large animal), talks about equine wobblers syndrome, which is also known as cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy or CVSM.

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In this episode, we spoke about diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating kissing spines in horses with José M. García-López VMD, DACVS, DACVSMR.

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In this episode, we talk about negative palmar angles with Steve O'Grady, DVM, MRCVS, who worked as a professional farrier for a decade prior to obtaining his degree in veterinary medicine. O’Grady’s current practice is Virginia Therapeutic Farriery, which is a referral practice that provides advanced services in equine podiatry. 

In the podcast, O'Grady gives the basics about what a negative palmar angle is. He talks about the inability to "fix" the damage once it is severe and the effect on other structures in the hoof.

O'Grady also offers tips and information about how to recognize this issue in horse feet and the steps to take to help the horse.

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In this episode, we talk with Kelly Vineyard, MS, PhD, a senior nutritionist with Equine Technical Solutions at Purina, about inappetence in horses. The discussion focuses on potential causes of inappetence and ways to entice inappetent horses to eat.

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In this episode, we talk with Kent Allen, DVM, about diagnosing and treating back and neck pain in horses. Allen advocates for thorough imaging and discusses treatments such as shockwave, corticosteroids and orthobiologics.

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In this episode, we talked to Parminder Basran, PhD, a Fellow of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, about the use of artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine. Some of the applications discussed include image analysis, diagnostic decision support and drug discovery.

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Equine botulism makes the headlines nearly every year when horses die from ingesting this potent toxin. In this episode, Amy Johnson, DVM, DACVIM (Large Animal and Neurology), discusses the disease. 

“Disease Du Jour” is brought to you in 2023 by Merck Animal Health.