Category: Diseases, causes, therapeutic approaches

Pferdebein mit Mauke

Mud fever from the pasture?!

Reading Time: 5 minutes    Yes, that’s possible. Mud fever and its typical crusts in the creases of the fetlocks, or even higher up on the carpal or hock joints (mallenders/sallenders) is commonly associated with winter, muddy conditions, and wet feet. Less-than-ideal living conditions, where horses are consistently standing in mud, particularly when mixed with

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Pfer zwischen blühenden Kirschbäumen

Springtime – coughing time

Reading Time: 2 minutes    In many stables, coughs are a common occurrence in springtime. As a horse owner, you don’t need to panic right away if your horse develops a cough due to a cold. However, this infection should not be taken lightly and certainly should not be allowed to drag on. What should

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Zwei braune Islandpferde spielen

Providing specialised support for FFWS patients

Reading Time: < 1 minute   In addition to optimizing feeding and housing, therapeutic support can also be provided for FFWS. For example, a combination of calming herbs, bitter herbs, and lapacho bark can be used for horses suffering from FFWS due to stress. GasterCare forte, in combination with liquorice extract (do not administer liquorice extract

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Pferd steht im Wasser und scharrt mit dem rechten Vorderhuf

Foot soreness – where does it come from & what can be done about it?

Reading Time: 5 minutes    Horse owners often observe that their four-legged darlings are increasingly walking “tenderly”. As it often can be observed most visibly after the hoof trimmer was visiting, it is quickly blamed on the fact that “too much has been taken away” during the hoof treatment. The culprit is found, a new

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Weißes Pferd im Schnee

Coughing when trotting – COPD or something else?

Reading Time: < 1 minute   The significant concern for many horse owners is the presence of chronic coughing in horses, which is commonly referred to as “hay allergy” or “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)”. Once a horse develops such sensitive airways, it can become quite challenging for the owner to manage its housing and feeding

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