Category: Nikki Walshe
As the nights get colder and the frost greets us in the morning, we need to seriously consider the health care of our horses over this festive season. It’s all too easy for horses to lose weight, or develop skin conditions that could be relatively easily avoided if we pay attention. In this post our […]
With Ireland’s largely mild and usually wet winters, mud fever is unfortuantely all too prevalent in this country. Given that most horse owners have to face and treat it at some stage, it’s important to know exactly what mud fever is, what causes it and the best way to treat it. So, our equine veterinary […]
Preventative health care for the older horse Thanks to good nutrition, health and veterinary care, domestic horses can live far longer than would be possible in the wild. It would be relatively common place for horses to live well into their twenties and even into their thirties and there are some horses than have enjoyed […]
A 3 year old sporthorse filly was presented at Greenmount Veterinary Clinic. She had developed 6 sarcoids within 3 months of developing the first sarcoid. The mare had become dull and due to the location of the sarcoids could not be broken in. The owner was very distressed at the severity of the lesion particularly […]
Sarcoids are by far the most common skin cancer in horses with some reporting them to account for 90% (results spanning from 36-90%) of all skin neoplasms in horses. They affect all equids and all breeds with no age or sex predisposition. There are numerous published or anecdotally reported treatments which reflects the variable efficacy […]
On the back of our ‘Ask The Vet’ series, we had a question in from John in Co. Westmeath, for our equine Veterinary expert – Nikki Walshe. I was just wondering if you could tell me a little more about Tildren? What are its uses? How does it work? And are there many side-effects? My horse […]
On the back of our ‘Ask The Vet’ series, we had a question in from Laura in Co. Cork, for our equine Veterinary expert – Nikki Walshe. I have a 4yo horse who’s right hock makes a clicking sound as he starts to work. Mostly in walk and it’s more noticeable at the start of exercise. […]
On the back of our new ‘Ask The Vet’ series, we had a question in from Colin in Co. Meath. A question that is particularly relevant for this time of year, with the grass FINALLY starting to grow! I recently bought a pony for my young daughter, he is an absolute gent and a great […]
Apologies, but our ‘ask the vet’ series is currently closed 🙂 Veterinary medicine is progressing fast. New therapies, new drugs and new treatments are being unveiled at an increasingly rapid rate and while this is great news for our horses, their health and their soundness, it can be confusing for us horse owners. But have […]
To allow targeted, effective worming, horses need to be sorted into groups in accordance with their level of risk of clinical disease. It is also imperative that pasture contamination is kept to a minimum through good management. High risk horses: High density grazing New horses introduced to the group often Horses under 3 years in […]