Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Ionophores and the Cardiac Muscles
QUESTION: Posted on 2021 03-09 Coccidia can be an important problem in feeder calves and newly weaned calves. The impact of this parasite...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Mar 2, 20215 min read
Insulin Dysregulation and Metabolic Syndrome
Lets have a discussion about the physiology behind insulin dysfunction and laminitis and what you can do to help prevent it.
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Atropine and Nightshade
QUESTION posted on 02/09/2021: (Answer posted below) If there is one thing I know as an equine doctor, is you don’t mess around with the...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Feb 23, 20212 min read
How-To - Applying a Bandage Part I: Simple Standing Wrap
Check out my latest How-To video on Youtube! A standing wrap is a must know for any horse owner! This type of wrap is ideal for stalled...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Feb 19, 20216 min read
5 Strategies for Keeping You Horse Warm & Healthy During the Winter Months
Number 5: Consider Blanketing Compromised Groups Most normal, healthy, adult horses do not need blankets - and I put this point at the...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Feb 9, 202111 min read
The Science Behind Parasite Control
Where are you at on your de-worming schedule this year? Is it ivermectin every other month or rotating dewormers quarterly? Confused?
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Feb 2, 20214 min read
Cushing's, IR, Navicular - Oh My!
Diseases and conditions predispose horses to comorbidities and multimorbidities. Addressing these problems early if often vital.
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Introducing Wellness Plans!
Winter always gets to be a slow time for equine practitioners (although, truly this year has been strangely chaotic!) - and I love it,...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Jan 23, 20211 min read
Making the golden years golden...
Mike and I now have two horses you might consider senior horses (*always* young at heart and soul, to be absolutely clear!), boy, it has...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Jan 14, 20214 min read
What's the deal about colostrum?
Okay! I know it's cold, I know it's nasty out - so why am I harping about spring grass associated laminitis, foaling preparedness, etc.?...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Jan 12, 20212 min read
About those impaction colics...
About those impaction colics! It always makes me nervous and pray to the colic lords when we have these cold spurts - 3 or 4 days of...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Jan 10, 20211 min read
The threat in your own backyard - Sugar Rush
Spring is classically the time where concerns about laminitis and founder start to surge - as grass begins to enter a cycle of rapid...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Sep 24, 20183 min read
How to make a Duct Tape Soak Boot
A MUST know for any horse owner. Hoof abscesses are one of the most common causes of lameness in a horse - they can cause your horse to...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Sep 23, 20185 min read
Pigeon Fever in St Louis - It's Baaaaaaaaaaack!
If you live in the St Louis area, you may have heard of a little (big really) disease called Pigeon Fever, or perhaps you are very lucky...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Sep 17, 20181 min read
AAEP Foundation Equine Disaster Relief Fund Organizes to aid equine victims of Hurricane Florence
In the wake of hurricane Florence, disaster relief efforts are being organized by the AAEP Foundation to aid horses involved in the...
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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM
Sep 16, 20181 min read
Horse tests positive on Coggins sparking quarantine of over 200 horses across 20 States.
A horse originating from a sale in Weld County, Colorado, crossed state lines, prior to results of the horse's Coggin's test being...
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