Sarah L Rhoades, DVM

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Sarah L Rhoades, DVM

Mar 24, 20213 min read

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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Insulin Dysregulation and Metabolic Syndrome

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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5 Strategies for Keeping You Horse Warm & Healthy During the Winter Months

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 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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The threat in your own backyard - Sugar Rush

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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Pigeon Fever in St Louis - It's Baaaaaaaaaaack!

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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Horse tests positive on Coggins sparking quarantine of over 200 horses across 20 States.

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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