When a fire or flood overwhelms a community, the first instinct is to grab the loved ones and head to safety. Many people couldn't even imagine leaving their animals behind, but haven't included the necessary precautions in their own emergency plans. A huge push for a better understanding of anim...

Older horses don't have to become underweight horses. If senior equines begin to lose weight, there is usually a reason for the change such as dental inadequacy, gastrointestinal inefficiency, immune dysfunction, or the stresses associated with pain. If a horse drops weight on a diet that once ke...

NOTE: The dosages used in this research are lower than would be used for conventional anesthetic purposes in humans or horses. People with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder experienced relief from symptoms of depression in as little as 40 minutes after an intravenous dose of the anesthetic me...

Enteroliths What are enteroliths? Enteroliths are mineral masses that can form in the colon of a horse. They are also known as intestinal stones or calculi. Usually these stones build up in thin layers around a bit of foreign matter (a small piece of wood, wire, hair, or other material) t...