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Horse Health Care

How to keep your horses healthy Presented by Dr. Nikki Milici. Horse Health Care. What we will cover:. How to assess general horse health Vaccination and deworming schedules General nutrition information Dental care Emergencies including Colic Wounds Eye injuries. Healthy as a horse.

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Horse Health Care

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  1. How to keep your horses healthy Presented by Dr. Nikki Milici Horse Health Care

  2. What we will cover: • How to assess general horse health • Vaccination and deworming schedules • General nutrition information • Dental care • Emergencies including • Colic • Wounds • Eye injuries

  3. Healthy as a horse Body weight/condition scoring Heart rate – 40 BPM Respiratory rate - <20 BPM Temp ~ 98-100.5 Conditioning assessment Water Consumption Eating requirements

  4. Vaccinations Vaccination • Basic requirements • 5-way including EEE/WEE, Flu, Rhino and Tetanus • WNV • Requirements for show horses • Strangles (AKA distemper) • Flu/Rhino • Potomac Horse Fever

  5. Deworming • A new way of thinking – fecal egg counts • Horse parasites are now resistant to several dewormers including the catch all ivermectin • Power paks/ Quest Plus

  6. Nutrition coming from a non-nutritionist • Nutrition for an older horse is different then for the growing horse • Focus on calcium/phosphorous for performance horses • Supplements • Horses don’t need supplements if fed a high quality hay • Exceptions are when they are out of teeth • Performance/working horses • Psyllium

  7. Ideal Dental Health • How often should your horses teeth be check? • Check incisor occlusion • Check enamel points • Check for hooks • Check the tongue and cheeks

  8. Emergencies - #1 Colic • Most common signs of colic • Not eating • Rolling • Pawing • Subtle signs include backing up or stretching, even grabbing a bit of food and walking away, flehmen response

  9. What to keep on hand for colic What the vets do…. Banamine Stethoscope Thermometer Pull all food from the horse

  10. Where are the wounds? Emergencies - #2 Wounds • If any wound is anywhere near a joint or bursa this is an emergency • Bursas include bicipital bursa, flexor tendon sheath, carpal canal • All bleeding stops eventually – look for areas near big arteries or vessels • Jugular vein, carotid artery, etc

  11. Any wound to an eyeball is an emergency Emergencies - #3 Eye Injuries Wounds to eyelids aren’t so much • Wounds on the face including eyelids have such vast blood supply that they heal very quickly • Eyeballs do not have the same blood supply – in fact very little blood supply and tend to not heal without assistance

  12. The End

  13. Other notes of interest March 31st Pfizer presentation on fecal egg counts and setting up a program for your horse Lindsey Gleason and Cassie Dagenhart are performing a research study for their biology class on horses. Their presentation is going to assess how in shape horses are according to their owners and their discipline. Any one who is willing to help these girls out contact me after the presentation.

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