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13
Jul

Fairytales do exist!

July 13, 2018
Fairytales do exist: A real Cinderella story Tabelle – a Warmblood mare – and her 2 day old filly Kanntabelle were presented to the clinic as Tabelle had retained foetal membranes and as a consequence to this had developed severe laminitis. Sadly Kanntabelle became an orphan when she was only 4 days old. The little...
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31
May

Don’t dip your Ass (…with a cattle product!)

May 31, 2018
A little 8 month old donkey was referred to the clinic as it had become depressed and lethargic and had not passed any droppings in the past two days. Upon speaking to the owners we discovered that they had dipped the donkey in order to treat a skin condition using a cattle dip product which...
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17
Nov

Case Study of a Horse Struck by Lightning

November 17, 2017
Bolt of lightning – very, very frightening Whilst it is unusual for horses to survive lightning strikes, this gelding, along with 5 stable mates, was struck by lightning whilst in his stable. Obviously, it was not a “direct” hit as the chances of survival is far less. The gelding suffered damage to his nervous system...
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17
Nov

Intestinal & Gastric Rupture

November 17, 2017
Intestinal rupture:  A 15 year old Thoroughbred gelding was brought in to the clinic during the early hours of the morning as he had been colicking violently for the last hour. The gelding had no prior history of colic episodes and had been completely normal during the previous day. On arrival at the clinic, the...
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17
Nov

Fourways Equine – Newsletter Insert: March 2017

November 17, 2017
The Society for Animals in Distress conducts its mandate firmly underpinned by solution based education. This ensures that SAID is able to instil trust and commitment from our client community, positively impacting both the lives of humans and animals. The Society has been working with equine in under serviced communities since the 1950’s and has...
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16
Nov

The Curious Case of the Keratoma

November 16, 2017
Keratoma (def): a rare, benign tumour of the keratin or horn-producing cells. The owner of a 16 year old Warmblood gelding, which was used for dressage, was worried that the gelding had been intermittently lame on the right foreleg for the past 6 weeks. On physical examination of the hoof, the horse showed a very...
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15
Nov

Gastrodiscus

November 15, 2017
Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus is a parasitic fluke or parasitic worm belonging to the class of worms known as Trematodes. Adult Gastrodiscus are about 1.5cm, oval shaped with a flat body. The mouth is a muscular tube that allows sucking. As with most flukes, they are hermaphrodites and therefore have both male and female parts. The life...
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15
Nov

Tricksy ticks and the peril of Piroplasmosis

November 15, 2017
An unfortunate consequence of living in sunny South Africa is that we deal with a lot of parasite-borne diseases. Piroplasmosis is often referred to as “tick bite fever” or “biliary”. It is important to note that piroplasmosis is a blanket term which encompasses infection by either the Babesia or Theileria protozoan (a protozoan is a...
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12
Sep

Eyes – the Window to the Soul

September 12, 2017
This horse is a successful show-jumper although he only has sight in one eye. He is comfortable but blind (due to the mature cataract) in this eye and in fact has two abnormalities. Horses cope very well with the loss of vision in one eye. In this particular case, both changes are likely due to...
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12
Jun

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET- GO!!

June 12, 2017
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET- GO!! It doesn’t matter whether you are going to Europe for a ski holiday, jet-setting to a majestic beach holiday or simply staying at home- you, and everyone around you, is gearing down for some well deserved R&R over the festive season. BUT REMEMBER- your trusty steed requires the same...
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