by petpack | Oct 11, 2021 | Equine Factsheets
Back to Healthcare Factsheets Strangles Dr Kayleigh Barker Strangles is a serious and highly contagious respiratory disease of horses. It is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and is found worldwide. Clinical Signs Horses typically develop...
by petpack | Oct 11, 2021 | Equine Factsheets
Back to Healthcare Factsheets Bone Scanning (Scintigraphy) of the Horse at the Ballarat Veterinary Practice The Ballarat Veterinary Practice was the first clinic in Victoria to undertake bone scanning of horses in 1999. Since that time the bone scan facility has been...
by petpack | Oct 11, 2021 | Equine Factsheets
Back to Healthcare Factsheets Treatment of Roarers using the Nerve Graft Procedure A recent publication in the Equine Veterinary Journal has provided further evidence of the technique referred to as nerve grafting as a successful method of treating horses that are...
by petpack | Oct 11, 2021 | Equine Factsheets
Back to Healthcare Factsheets Sarcoid Treatment at the Ballarat Veterinary Practice Sarcoids are a well known skin cancer of horses that have a high rate of returning after conventional surgery to remove them. Here at the practice we have several additional treatment...
by petpack | Oct 11, 2021 | Equine Factsheets
Back to Healthcare Factsheets Compulsory reporting of Major Fractures and / or Major Orthopaedic Surgery and Approval of Affected Horses returning to Racing Submit a comprehensive clinical report, by the Veterinary Surgeon who performed the surgical procedure or who...
