Tuesdays with Tony
A weekly blog for horse owners written by Tony, the official Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic cat.
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Tony’s Don’ts
Tony here. I heard a lot of talk around the office about veterinary don’ts this Labor Day weekend. Recently I’ve thought of topics that I would like to add to your list of Veterinary Don’ts. While the logic may sound a bit backwards, don’t give antibiotics to your...
Feeding the Senior Horse
This week I saw quite a few older horses come in to the clinic and overheard a lot of information about feeding them so I thought I would compile it all in my blog. I also thought this would go well with the informative Cushing’s Disease newsletter just posted by Dr....
Equine Cushing’s Disease
Equine Cushing’s disease, also referred to as Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) or hyperadrenocorticism, is one of the most common endocrine diseases of horses. It is most commonly seen in horses older than 15 years of age. There are many recognized...
Keeping Your Older Horse Conditioned
As our equine companions live longer it is important that we keep them in shape. As a big boned cat I know how difficult this can be so I put together a few guidelines. The defnition of senior or geriatric horse is very individual dependent. Some of our patients are...
Keeping your older horse conditioned
As our equine companions live longer it is important that we keep them in shape. As a big boned cat I know how difficult this can be so I put together a few guidelines. The defnition of senior or geriatric horse is very individual dependent. Some of our patients are...
In Case of Emergency
We all know horses have an amazing ability to find new and fun ways to injure themselves and their humans. In this blog, I will briefly touch on the basic things to have on hand and the protocols to have in place for emergencies. There are three common horse...
Which vaccines do I need?
West Nile has been very quiet for the last 5-6 years. This is largely due to widespread vaccination and a reduction in natural spread in the wild bird population. Over the past several months however, there has been an increase in virus-infected sentinel...
Making your grass greener
It's grass growing season so I thought I would post on pasture care today. As a cat I'm not a big grazer but I like to much on the occasional blade of grass. Is the grass always greener on the other side of your fence? Wonder how your neighbors have such beautiful...
Hurricane Preparedness
Hurricane Preparedness As a cat, I naturally do not enjoy rainy days. Teeney and I get stuck in the office (we don’t like to get our paws wet). While I’m happy Hurricane Irene is no longer headed our way, I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss getting...
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