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Grass sickness is a polyneuropathy affecting the central, peripheral and enteric nervous systems. [ 1] The majority of visible clinical signs are related to paralysis within the digestive tract although nerve damage occurs throughout the body. There are three forms of grass sickness: chronic grass sickness (CGS) - horses present with severe and ...
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction ( PPID ), or equine Cushing's disease, is an endocrine disease affecting the pituitary gland of horses. It is most commonly seen in older animals, [1] and is classically associated with the formation of a long, wavy coat ( hirsutism) and chronic laminitis . Cushing's disease commonly causes hirsutism ...
Horse colic. Colic in horses is defined as abdominal pain, [ 1] but it is a clinical symptom rather than a diagnosis. The term colic can encompass all forms of gastrointestinal conditions which cause pain as well as other causes of abdominal pain not involving the gastrointestinal tract. What makes it tricky is that different causes can ...
Thinness is associated with mistreatment, but owner-independent factors such as age and illness can cause dramatic weight loss in horses. In Western countries , equine obesity is one of the major veterinary health problems of the 21st century.
Equine nutrition. Grass is a natural source of nutrition for a horse. Equine nutrition is the feeding of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, and other equines. Correct and balanced nutrition is a critical component of proper horse care . Horses are non- ruminant herbivores of a type known as a " hindgut fermenter ."
Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, [ 4] is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands ( adrenal cortex ), causing adrenal insufficiency. [ 5][ 6] Symptoms generally come on ...
Equine infectious anemia. Equine infectious anemia or equine infectious anaemia ( EIA ), also known by horsemen as swamp fever, is a horse disease caused by a retrovirus ( Equine infectious anemia virus) and transmitted by bloodsucking insects. The virus ( EIAV) is endemic in the Americas, parts of Europe, the Middle and Far East, Russia, and ...
Foal immunodeficiency syndrome (FIS), originally known as Fell pony syndrome, mainly affects two breeds of ponies: the Fell and Dales. FIS is a recessive genetic disease. Affected foals appear normal at birth, but become weak, and either die or are euthanized by three months of age due to persistent infections caused by immunodeficiency.