by Amelia Wilson | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorised
February 2025Feature in The Veterinary Edge Horses are exceptional athletes, with a VO2 max (maximal oxygen uptake) that far exceeds that of humans – 180 ml/kg/min compared to our 80ml/kg/min.¹ Despite this physiological advantage, equine athletic performance is...
by Jon Slattery | Nov 1, 2022 | Equine, Equine Asthma, Uncategorised
Airway Hygiene: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Horse By Dr. Mary-Kate Burke MVB CertAVP PgCertVPS MRCVS Whether your horse suffers from mild equine asthma or more severe inflammation causing heaves (recurrent airway obstruction or RAO), airway hygiene is one...
by Jon Slattery | Oct 25, 2022 | Equine, Equine Asthma, Uncategorised
Mild-Moderate Equine Asthma Inflammatory airway disease and recurrent airway obstruction are terms that have been used to describe horses with respiratory signs as a result of lower airway inflammation for many years. Recently it has been concluded that all of these...
by Jon Slattery | Oct 25, 2022 | Dog, Dog Asthma, Uncategorised
Review of “Association between quantitative bacterial culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and antibiotic requirement in dogs with lower respiratory tract signs” by Ruth Cawston Introduction The coughing dog is a common clinical presentation in veterinary practice,...
