The Podcasting Equine Vets

Equine Dentistry has moved on so far in the last ten – fifteen years, that we can now treat so many more issues, which we weren't previously able to do. There is so much more to it than routine check ups and rasping sharp edges. In our latest podcast we talk about the amazing advances in dentistry, how often horses should be checked and what qualifications the person doing your horse's teeth should have.

This week we are chatting all about Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS). There is much more in the horsey media about gastric ulcers than there ever used to be and horse owners in general seem to have a much greater awareness of ulcers. Originally many of us thought that it was only racehorses who suffered from ulcers, but as more and more of our pleasure horses are being diagnosed, horse owners are realising that it is something we all need to be looking out for! Find out why we are diagnosing more cases, how to spot the clinical signs, what to do if you think your horse may have ulcers, and how we diagnose and treat them.......happy listening!

This week's conversation is all about Equine Cushings or PPID as it is now known and Liz Somerville is once again joined by Jenny Croft MRCVS. If you are an owner of a golden oldie this episode will be particularly relevant as PPID affects so many of our older horses and ponies. Thankfully it is easy to treat and manage meaning we can prevent many of the complications that we see in undiagnosed cases of PPID. The conversation follows a simple format of Liz, as a horse owner herself, asking Jenny all about PPID, what it is, the symptoms we should be looking out for, how we diagnose it and importantly how we treat it……… We hope you enjoy it!

If you have an overweight horse or pony then this episode from the Podcasting Equine Vets is definitely for you! In our second podcast episode Jenny Croft MRCVS is back chatting to Liz Somerville about Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and how it affects our obese horses and ponies. Equine Metabolic Syndrome affects the levels of insulin in the horse's body, and it is the high levels of insulin circling in the blood, that can cause of the onset of laminitis. As we discussed in our first episode, laminitis is a medical emergency so finding out about EMS and how you can treat it will drastically reduce the chances of your horse or pony getting laminitis.

If you want to learn more about laminitis then you need to listen in to the Podcasting Equine Vets and their 'Conversation about Laminitis'. In our very first podcast Liz Somerville is joined by Jenny Croft MRCVS to clear up some common misconceptions and help you to understand more about what laminitis is, how it affects your horse and explain the treatment and on-going management regimes.

Laminitis is incredibly painful for horses so any suspected case should always be treated as a medical emergency. If you are in any doubt please contact your own vet to make sure your horse or pony gets the necessary care and treatment.