by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Dec 13, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Have you ever thought your horse was a little off, or a bit grouchy in his work? Or that something was just not quite right – you thought that he was hurting or sick but you, and maybe even your veterinarian could not find a reason? Well this scenario is not uncommon.... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Oct 31, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
As we get into colder weather, it becomes more important to pay particular attention to our geriatric horses. In the horse world, I would consider that to be an individual from the late teens onward. It is absolutely not true that older horses are normally skinny.... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Oct 3, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
There have been so many eye cases lately I thought we should go over some of the more common causes of equine eye issues. I consider eye problems to be emergencies for the facts that it is often difficult for an owner to identify what is going on, and even a small... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Jul 3, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Equine wound healing is a complex and elegant process of rebuilding damaged, dead, or missing tissue. There are 3 stages of wound healing: inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling. The names give you an idea of what process is predominant at the time. Simply put,... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Jun 22, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Since we are well into the lower Alabama rainy season it seems a good time to review the equine skin condition known as “rain rot” or “rain scald”. It is properly termed Dermatophilosis, and is a bacterial infection by a specific bacteria that normally resides on the... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | May 25, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Reproductive Bacteria Infections Every year we have some mares come to us for breeding that failed to become pregnant the previous year. After an ultrasound to visually evaluate the reproductive tract and deal with any issues found there, we often suggest a culture of...
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