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Using Ultrasound in Equine Practice 🩺🐴 Ultra $Using Ultrasound in Equine Practice 🩺🐴 Ultrasound is a valuable, non-invasive, diagnostic imaging tool commonly used in the horse. At Ascot Equine Veterinarians, the combination of our dedicated staff, multiple ultrasound machines and an array of different transducers supports examination of a wide range of body systems. Ultrasound is used widely in lameness examinations to evaluate soft tissue structures of the limbs, such as tendons, muscles and ligaments. It is also an effective way of monitoring the healing process and response to treatment in such cases. Additionally, it can aid in the examination of bone and joint surfaces and confirm fractures in regions that are difficult to radiograph such as the pelvis, ribs and scapula. It is also used for assessing wounds and soft tissue swellings. Abdominal ultrasound is used routinely in the workup and assessment of colic cases. It is also an important diagnostic tool in the investigation of horses with weight loss and can assist in the detection of tumours, cysts and abscesses. Ultrasound guidance is frequently used to allow safe and precise biopsy of internal structures such as the liver, lungs and kidneys. Ultrasonography of the heart (echocardiography) is important to assess the chambers and valves of the heart and is invaluable in the assessment of the significance of many types of heart murmur. Colour flow Doppler is used to assess dynamic blood flow through different parts of the heart. Ultrasonography may also be useful for assessing thrombi and peripheral blood vessels. Ultrasonographic assessment of the thoracic cavity, including the lungs, is important in the assessment of horses with pneumonia, lung masses or pleural effusions. The surface of the lung can be examined and early accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity can be detected. #ultrasound #diagnosticimaging #equinevet #horse #equinepractice #equinemedicine #equinesurgery #equinespecialist #ascotequinevets #equinehospital #diagnosticcentre #excellence #integrity #compassion$

WELCOME NADIA! 👏 A big welcome to Nadia Hadwen

WELCOME NADIA! 👏

A big welcome to Nadia Hadwen, our new Equine Nurse Co-ordinator! Nadia began her nursing career in 2008, and worked predominantly in small animal practice for 4 years, before making the move to Equine. She then worked in a busy horse hospital in WA for a further 7 years before recently making the move to Ascot.

Nadia counts herself lucky working in this industry where she enjoys the fast paced environment, the continued learning, being a part of a fun professional team, and having the ability to help her true passion, horses, every day.

Nadia’s special interests include lameness and performance and nutrition management.

Outside of Ascot, Nadia is a keen show jumper and enjoys spending her time away at events and bumping into clients with their horses - seeing them do what they do best.

#welcome #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #teamascot #vetnurse #equinevetnurse #equinenurse #horse #showjumping #performancehorse #sportshorse #equinepractice #ascotequinevets #equinehospital #diagnosticcentre #excellence #integrity #compassion

“Guess the object!?!” 😮 During a routine f

“Guess the object!?!” 😮

During a routine farrier appointment Arrow’s owner Korinda got quite a surprise!!! Wisely, the attending farrier left the object in place and advised Korinda to call her vet immediately.

Penetrating sole injuries can potentially cause damage to the sensitive tissues and structures within the foot. Depending on the depth and location of the penetrating injury, they can be life threatening in some cases! Any penetrating foot injury should always be carefully assessed by your vet, and where possible, the object should be left in place until your vet arrives.

Dr Laura attended Arrow, and performed radiographs of his foot, with the object in place, to assess the depth and direction of the penetration and potential involvement of important structures. Thankfully in this case ‘the object’ - we suspect it is part of a gate latch? - narrowly missed some very important structures. After removal and some intensive bandaging and cleaning by Korinda, Arrow has now made a full recovery!

#horse #equinevet #equinelameness #equinehealth #horsevetlife #equinepractice #veterinarian #ascotequinevets #equinehospital #diagnosticcentre #excellence #integrity #compassion

📸 TAKE A SNAPSHOT AND REMEMBER WHAT THIS LOOKS

📸 TAKE A SNAPSHOT AND REMEMBER WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE! 🌾 This is not just any old grass seed! This is a Annual Ryegrass seed head. 🌾 Ryegrass itself is not a toxic plan - However, given the right environmental conditions, this can become toxic to horses! 🌾 Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT) occurs when horses eat seed heads that are infected with a toxin-producing bacterium. A parasitic nematode firstly carries the bacterium - Rathayibacter toxicus - into the seed heads, and then the bacterium produces the toxin. 🌾 Once the contaminated ryegrass is ingested, it begins to affect the horse’s central nervous system. Affected horses can show a variety of neurological signs including tremors, wobbly gait, hypersensitivity to noises, convulsions, recumbency, and sadly in many cases, death. 🌾 Cases of toxicity from pasture are usually seen in late Spring - early Summer. The risk however remains when pasture is turned into HAY, and contaminated hay can remain toxic for many years! The toxin accumulates slowly - so horses may not start to show signs of the disease until they have had several weeks on the same hay source. 🌾 This seed head was identified in a batch of meadow hay fed to our most recent cases of ARGT. One of our patients survived, but despite treatment the other sadly passed away. The hay and manure from these patients returned a positive result for the toxin. 🌾 We recommend to always buy your hay from a reliable source. If your hay contains annual ryegrass, ensure that it has been tested for the bacterium or toxin that causes ARGT before feeding to horses. Ryegrass is more commonly found in meadow hay, but oaten hay can also occasionally contain ryegrass too!
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Perfect timing with this great post from AAEP! Wit

Perfect timing with this great post from AAEP! With the recent change in weather and season we have been attending to lots of horses and ponies with colic during the past week. It’s important as horse owners to know how to recognise if your horse is showing mild signs of colic. The sooner that you recognise these signs and institute treatment - the better the outcome.

Posted @withregram • @aaephorsedocs
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TELL MILD COLIC FROM SEVERE COLIC?
Colic is not a disease, rather it is a symptom or behavior due to pain from the abdomen. Swipe left to see the signs of mild colic all the way up to severe.
If you think your horse has colic, here is a list of things you should do to help your equine friend:
• Call your veterinarian.
• Remove all food from the horse.
• Water should be left with the horse unless there is excessive drinking.
• Keep the horse in an area where it can be watched.
• Allow the horse to rest or walk the animal if it is continually rolling or in danger of hurting itself.
• Continue observation to look for new symptoms.

Important information your veterinarian may ask for include specific signs of colic and severity; frequency of bowel movements; recent changes in housing, diet, exercise, etc.; medical history and current medical treatments; color and moistness of the gums; heart and respiratory rate; rectal temperature; capillary refill time (normal is 1-2 seconds) and amount of intestinal sounds (if any). Things to avoid include administering any medications or procedures without first consulting with your veterinarian; passing a stomach tube into the horse's stomach; giving the horse any substance by mouth, particularly liquids; and giving intravenous injections.

The key to minimizing colic remains good management and early detection. For more information on colic and how you can prevent it, consult your horse doctor!
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Is the expression on your horse’s face telling y

Is the expression on your horse’s face telling you that he or she is in pain?
One of the most promising and sensitive indicators for equine pain are subtle changes in facial expressions - known as “the pain face”. A European research team has created and validated this technique for quantifying horse pain based on facial expression. We use this technique in our hospitalised horses to assess treatment response, particularly in our patients post surgery!
Evaluating the facial expression of the horse should be done while the horse is undisturbed. Look at the horse systematically, start with the ears, then the eyes, the lower head and finally evaluate the facial expression as a whole. In most cases more than one feature of the pain face is present when a horse is in pain.
1️⃣: Backward, asymmetrical ears. When your horse is painful, their ears will rotate backward. This can give the appearance that there’s increased distance between the base of his ears across the forehead. (Note: Fear can also result in backward ears, so this component of the equine pain face should be considered along with other factors.) 2️⃣: Tightening of the eyes. If your horse’s upper eyelid is partially closed, he/she may be in pain. If it covers 50 percent of his eye or more, pain may be severe.

Tension above the eye. Muscles above the eye tighten, giving his upper eyelid an angled or V-shaped appearance. You might see the sclera (the “whites” of the eyes) exposed above the inner corner of his eye.
3️⃣: Strained nostrils. Your horse’s nostrils will be dilated on the sides, giving them a somewhat squarish appearance. Wrinkles may appear at the muzzle.

4️⃣: Prominent, strained chewing muscles. You’ll see increased tension above your horse’s mouth. If chewing muscles are obvious along the side of his head, this can be a sign of serious pain. (Note: As with backward ears, strained chewing muscles can also be a sign of fear so it’s important to consider other factors when evaluating this facial feature.) 5️⃣: Mouth strained and chin pronounced. Your horse’s upper lip will be somewhat drawn back, giving the appearance that he has an obvious, more pointed chin.

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