Diseases

Two Quarter Horses referred to the equine clinic at Kansas State University were found to have Fanconi syndrome, a Read more

Health problems related to either the adrenal cortex or adrenal medulla are rare in horses. Read more

Owners of horses with dental problems may notice that the horse doesn’t chew as well, drops wads of balled-up Read more

Three-fourths of the fossils showed changes in the bone shape, density, or level of blood supply that indicated some Read more

Rabies is not as common in horses as it is in some other species of animals such as raccoons, Read more

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa, or JEB, is a heritable condition in which a horse lacks a protein that plays an Read more

In horses, as in humans, sight is important in maintaining balance. A properly functioning brain uses subtle visual cues Read more

For many humans who are allergic to the venom of stinging insects like bees and wasps, a program of desensitization is Read more

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, were found in horses, cats, and dogs included in a recent study in Germany. Between Read more

Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF) is the not the same thing as equine herpesvirus (EHV), and neither disease causes Read more