What is heaves? Heaves is the most common respiratory condition that affects horses. Heaves is characterized by inflammation, thickening, and narrowing of the airways resulting in labored breathing, coughing, and excess mucus in the airways. It is a chronic disease that usually first arises in horses around 9-12 years old. Diagnosis of heaves Diagnosis is[…]
Urinary Calculi and Blockage in Male Goats *Names and Images are changed for patient privacy* Late in the afternoon a new owner called concerned that her 3 year old male castrated Nigerian dwarfgoat, “Prince”, was standing in his pen with “hunched” posture, and showing lethargy, dribbling urine, and decreased appetite for approximately the past 24[…]
The future to best serving multi-species owners, farms and producers- Written by (future) Dr. Wilmer Lopez We all know that veterinarians are different from human doctors. One of the ways that your animal’s veterinarian is different from your own doctor is that veterinarians are legally able to provide medical care to almost all animal species.[…]
“A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF DR. BARABAS” Clucking about Avian Influenza While the original appointment was made for so she stopped to have an reshaping a goat’s horns since they were growing curved into the skin, Dr. Barabas couldn’t help but to notice a population of backyard chickens on the farm. Hoof and Horn’s[…]
HPAI H5N1 and H5 How is this year’s bird flu different from other years and strains? This year, a new virulent strain of avian influenza has been discovered that has already killed 36 million poultry birds worldwide, either from the virus directly or from depopulating efforts to control the spread of the virus. Experts[…]
Acupuncture and herbal therapies have been gaining popularity in the United States over the past 30 years, but popularity does not necessarily mean efficacy. How do you decide with all the therapies and products that are out there which ones are safe? How do you know which ones will work? Deciding which modalities will improve[…]
The trees are blooming the grass is growing and it is a beautiful time on North Central Florida farms. Everything is perfect right? Unfortunately for many small ruminant producers this is a frightening time of year. The mild temperatures combined with wet weather can make this the time of year for parasite problems. Depending on[…]
Acupuncture is one of those things that brings visions of voodoo and colorful aura drawings to people’s minds. It is a very ancient practice that has been lumped into the new age phenomenon which has been gaining in popularity for the past 10 years or so. So what is the deal with Acupuncture? Is it all pseudoscience?[…]