Preventing colic in horses starts with understanding what causes equine colic, then making adjustments to your horse’s dietary routine, introducing probiotics and prebiotics, avoiding equine obesity and parasites, and keeping up with regular dental care.
Routine equine dental exams are the best way to care for your old horse’s teeth and prevent periodontal disease.
Fall is a good time to add equine vaccination and deworming to your to-do list. Our Equine Field Service’s equine vaccination guidelines can help horse owners determine which vaccination schedule is right for their horse. Core horse vaccines Ideally, all horses in a herd should be on the same vaccination and deworming schedule. This helps […]
A step-by-step guide with photos and tips on how to brush your dog’s teeth.
Throughout spring and early summer, the emergency and urgent care service sees on average two to four cases per week of puppies with parvovirus, a virus that can be easily avoided by regularly vaccinating your dog.
Proper care of a horse’s teeth is important for proper digestion of feed. This is critical to maintaining healthy body condition, as well as to reduce the risk of choke and colic.
Although Colorado has a climate that doesn’t encourage pet parasites as much as climates in the South, it’s still critical to protect your cat and dog from parasites.
The key to preventing dental disease in dogs and cats is brushing their teeth daily. Learn the signs of dental disease and different options for preventing periodontal disease in your pet.
Veterinarians are trained to pick up subtle cues that something is not right with your pet, but cannot learn everything through senses alone.