Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisor Decay And EOTRH
Incisors usually do not decay except after trauma or if EOTRH is affecting the horse.
Author: Doc-t
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisor Relaxed Space
When a horse is relaxed, their incisors are kept apart as seen in these photos. On average a horse chews 25,000 times a day. If each chew takes 1 se…
Horse Respiratory System – Nasal Discharge
A nasal discharge either from one or both nostrils can come from anywhere in the respiratory tract including the sinus and the lungs and be caused by …
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisor Supernumerary Teeth
Supernumerary incisors means there are more incisor teeth than should be there (more than 12 permanent incisors).
Ocular System In Horses – Nasolacrimal Ducts
The nasolacrimal duct (n-g duct) is a tube that runs through the skull starting at the inside corner of the eye and ends just inside the nostril.
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisor Wear
The primary wearing factor of the incisors, including length and pattern of wear, is the movement of the tongue over the occlusal surfaces. This is c…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisor Trauma
These picture show trauma of an incisor from about 2 years earlier and the removal of the damaged tooth.
Horse Respiratory System – Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
Blood coming out of the nostrils can originate anywhere in the respiratory tract from the nostrils to the lungs.
Horse Neoplastic Diseases – Incisor Tumors
This was thought to be a benign tumor (abnormal growth) of an incisor. It was extracted and shown to be a deciduous incisor that was malformed (the d…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Incisors – A Question From An Owner
A YouTube visitor asks me several questions about incisors and theories of equine dentistry.
Circulatory System In Horses – Petechiae
Small red spots on the gums and mucous membranes behind the lips indicates inflammation of the blood vessels in the horse causing them to leak small p…
Horse Respiratory System – Bacterial Pneumonia
[x_alert type=“info” close="false" heading="Overview"]Aspiration pneumonia is when a foreign material enters the lungs and sets up inflammation an…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Oral Cavity Growths
On occasion, a growth occurs within the mouth that is benign and just a passing observation. Rarely do they affect the horse unlest they enlarge and …
Horse Skin And Hair – Rain Rot
Small, raised scabs on the back of a horse have a bacteria causing the lesion. The treatments recommended usually don't cover the cause.
Horse Toxins And Poisons – Maple Leaf Toxicity
The wilted red maple leaf (not the falling leaf in autumn) can destroy the kidneys of horses leading to renal failure and death.
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Parrot Mouth
Parrot mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the upper incisors are more forward than the lower incisors and complet…
Horse Skin And Hair – Ringworm
Fungal infections can affect the skin of the horse and is contagious between horses and humans. There is usually an immunosuppression factor involved.
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Sow Mouth
Sow mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the lower incisors are more forward than the upper incisors and completely…
Horse Skin And Hair – Scratches Or Grease Heel
Dermatitis, or inflammation of the skin, on the back side of the pastern can become severe in some horses. The usual treatments do not address the ca…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Dental Speculum Injury
The use of the speculum is common in equine dentistry. There are reports of damage to the horse caused by them and this is one of those cases.
Circulatory System In Horses – Sheath Edema
The sheath is at the farthest point from the heart and damage to the blood flow in castrated males can sometimes prevent the normal flow of blood lead…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – The Palate
The palate is the tissue dividing the mouth from the airway above it. It is divided into the hard and soft portions.
Horse Skin And Hair – Skin Reactions To Veterinary Treatment
Some horses will react adversely to medications showing a disruption from the normal skin condition. These include bumps, depigmentation, and tempora…
Horse Skin And Hair – Skin Lumps
In vet school I learned that a lump is a lump until proven otherwise. Only a biopsy can determine or confirm a diagnosis.
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Oral Cavity Trauma
Whenever trauma occurs inside the mouth of the horse, the reaction from the horse can be anywhere from nothing at all to drooling and an inability to …
Horse Skin And Hair – Tack Injury
Skin rubs occur either acutely from trauma or insidiously through wear against objects such as tack, blankets, or the environment.
Horse Skin And Hair – Skin Scars
Scars occur during healing of full thickness skin wounds including surgery. They can range from unseen but felt to hairless, depigmented masses.
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Wolf Teeth Blind
When a wolf tooth in a horse doesn't erupt through the gum, it is called a blind wolf tooth.
Horse Disease Prevention – Sources Of Disease
Finding the source of infection and stopping it there often is more efficient than treating the horse after he becomes sick. This includes quarantine…
Horse Teeth And Oral Cavity – Wolf Teeth Extractions
Wolf teeth are the vestigial teeth that lie in front of the first upper (and rarely the lower) cheek teeth.
Horse Neoplastic Diseases – Squamous Cell Of The Skin
This common cancer is locally invasive on pink skin such as the eyes, penis, and in the skull of the horse.
Horse Skin And Hair – Pythiosis
This severe disease is often confused with habronemiasis which is also commonly called summer sores. This is a fungus based, highly invasive cancer th…
Horse Metabolism And Hormones – Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter (Thumps)
[x_alert type=“info” close="false" heading="Overview"]The synchronous beating of the heart along with rapid contraction of the diaphragm (hiccups)…
Horse Skin And Hair – Tail Rubbing
Tail rubbing is common in stabled and non-stabled horses and the cause is simple as well as the solution. The frayed hairs at the tail head is evidenc…
Circulatory System In Horses – Thrombosis
The veins of horses normally do not have obstructions but when they become occluded either partially or fully, then the blood flow ceases and they bec…
Horse Skin And Hair – Unknown Skin Lesions
Most skin diseases in horses are ignored and random treatments are applied or the lesion is ignored. Here are a few of these.
Circulatory System In Horses – Dependent Edema
Blood, like any liquid, falls to the lowest point. When the liquid part of blood leaks out of the blood vessels, it always gravitates to the low point…
Horse Skin And Hair – Warts
Warts are virus caused growths on the skin usually on young horses and usually on the lips and muzzle.
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