Hope to see you at Open House this Sunday! It's going to be fun!
It’s not surgery but just as precise 🙂
#vetmedfarriers
Its National Veterinary Technician Week! We want to take a moment to recognize and thank the amazing technicians we get to work with everyday in the Equine Department. Because of you, we are able to see more patients in a day and provide them with better care. We are sincerely grateful for all that you do!
Stumbled across the website of an equine and rural lifestyle photographer named Gigi Embrechts today. Not only is her work beautiful, but she also has a newsletter to help you take better pictures of your animals too!
Check out her website http://www.gigiembrechts.com/
Horseman's Clinic was a huge success this year! Thank you to everyone that came out for the day and thank you to the students for organizing such a great event
National Day of the Horse is observed annually on December 13th. National Day of the Horse encourages people of the United States to be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy, history and character of the United States.
Horseman's Clinic is January 27th! Click on the link to check out the awesome line up of talks and demos that will be presented!
Go.illinois.edu/horseclinic
Great week on equine! The first year students practiced hoof testing, blood draws, physical exams, and learned how hard it is to drive an endoscope
AAEP Podiatry lab was this past weekend. It was a great day of learning new concepts and practical skills
Another great week with students! Also a big thank you to Midwest Horseshoeing School for teaching and collaborating with our veterinary students
People are awesome! Check out these great Halloween costumes. Are you dressing your horse up this year? If so, post a pic, we would love to see it!
What's Your Diagnosis?
What’s Your Diagnosis?
This horse has laryngeal hemiplegia, or, as it is more commonly known to horse people, is a “roarer”. You are watching an upper airway endoscopy. We pass a camera through the nose and then stop to look at the larynx. The larynx connects the nasal passage to the trachea (or windpipe), which leads to the lungs. The arytenoid cartilages are the “flappers” you see on both sides. They abduct (or open) when the horse takes a breath in. This allows for the maximum amount of air to get into the lungs. They close when a horse swallows water or food so that it does not “go down the wrong pipe”. Horses with laryngeal hemiplegia have paralysis of one of the the arytenoid cartilages, which prevents them from properly abducting or opening their throat during inspiration. This leads to decreased airflow into the lungs due to obstruction from the paralyzed cartilage resulting in the “roaring” respiratory noise and exercise intolerance.
The left side is the most commonly affected side (up to 95%). Laryngeal hemiplegia is most frequently seen in Thoroughbreds, although draft breeds, Standardbreds, Warmbloods, and Quarter Horses can be affected. While this is not a life threatening condition, it may cause poor performance in your horse. If you have questions about treatment options, contact the Equine Surgery Service.
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
3 yr old Standardbred gelding presented for exercise intolerance and poor performance. The video shown is an upper airway endoscopy video. Check back on Thursday for the answer!
***No professionals or DVMs please***
Last week we posted the story of Picasso. If you remember, he severed his superficial and deep digital flexor tendon last year in an accident. We are happy to report that this week Picasso was taken out of his fishtail shoe and he is now in an eggbar. He was also able to be turned out for the first time since the accident. Way to go Picasso!
