Misc. Topics

Using Oral Joint Supplements with Injectable Joint Medications

I have a wonderful vet who just put my horse on Adequan which I am very happy about. My only question is can I now stop with oral joint supplements, this can be very costly. Thanks CS, Florida

February 20, 2012 Ask the Vet, Basic Health Care, Misc. Topics 5 Comments

Tail Chewing in Youngsters

I have about 15 young horses (a mix of weanlings and yearlings) turned out together. They have a large turnout area, but there isn’t much grass, so we provide them with free choice hay from a hay bunker (an alfalfa/grass mix). They also receive fortified grain and have access to salt/mineral blocks. We’ve been breeding horses for many years, and for some reason over the past year we’ve started to have a problem with some of these young horses chewing each other’s tails off…

January 24, 2012 Ask the Vet, Behavior, Misc. Topics 1 Comment

Turning Out: To Boot or Not to Boot?

Hey Dr. Gray…I have an eight year old Oldenburg who is going through a phase of wanting to cut up his legs in the pasture. They’re not bad, but I don’t want my horse going around with cuts up and down his legs. I’ve been wanting to get him turnout boots, but I wasn’t sure what kind. Any recommendations?…

January 3, 2012 Ask the Vet, Misc. Topics 3 Comments

Night Lights, Night Music

I board in a barn where several people leave the lights on all night and play their radios all night very loud next to their stalls. They seem to think this is comforting to their horses but I have to believe this is disrupting to them. Can you please comment? LD, Louisiana

December 29, 2011 Ask the Vet, Misc. Topics 5 Comments

Using Sonar Devices around Horses

Here is an unusual question for you. I have a bigger than normal population of rabbits and gophers who are burrowing holes under my mare motel cover area. I am sure they are just trying to get out of the heat and I don’t want to trap or kill them. I have used sonar repellers [...]

September 13, 2011 Ask the Vet, Misc. Topics 0 Comments

Choosing the Right Joint Supplement for Your Senior Horse

I’m trying to find a joint supplement for a senior horse. Most have similar ingredients but it seems you have to choose whether you want something with collagen, cetylated fatty acids, or hyaluronic acid.

April 5, 2011 Misc. Topics 7 Comments

Deworming an Extremely Wormy Horse

Is the Panacur (5 day) Power Pack safe to give to a 700 lb EXTREMELY WORMY 3 year old colt? Should he be given the full tube or just the amount of tube for his weight?

March 1, 2011 Misc. Topics 2 Comments

Senior Horse Strategies

LATEST: Senior Horse Strategies Part 5: Exercise for the Senior Horse In the fifth and final segment of the SmartPak Senior Horse Strategies presentation, Dr. Lydia Gray DVM explains the importance of exercise for the senior horse. Miss the Earlier Segments on Senior Horse Strategies? Watch Below! Senior Horse Strategies Part 1: How Old is [...]

February 25, 2011 Misc. Topics, Videos 4 Comments

Is it Okay to Mix Supplements?

Is there any problem with nutrients interacting with each other if they are stored together for a long time? Ie do any minerals “eat up” others? Stacy Dear Stacy, Great minds think alike! SmartPak has long wondered this too, so first we consulted a variety of experts in the medical, nutritional and basic science (chemistry, [...]

November 15, 2010 Misc. Topics 3 Comments

MSM for Horses

Is chronic/longterm use of MSM actually detrimental? Laura Dear Laura, MSM, or methylsulfonylmethane, is believed to be a source of organic sulfur, required for a number of functions in the body. Sulfur plays critical roles in the formation of protein, connective tissue, immunoglobulins and enzymes. Therefore MSM is thought to support healthy joints; a strong [...]

November 8, 2010 Misc. Topics 4 Comments