A Technician’s Tale
Saturday, October 10th, 2020
As the general surgery service technician at the Hospital for Large Animals, Katie Calicchio has no shortage of compassion for the patients—or their owners.
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For the Love of Horses
Saturday, October 10th, 2020
Bridget Hatch planned on being a professional rider, but when a vet tech job opened at the large-animal hospital, she couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
Trying to Figure Out the Scoop on Poop
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
Cases of diarrhea that once would have been fatal are responding to fecal transplantation. Now Cummings School researchers are working to identify exactly how this procedure can help horses
Equine Clinical Case Challenge: More than Just a Corneal Lesion?
Monday, November 4th, 2019
A 17-year-old Quarterhorse gelding was presented for a corneal lesion of approximately five months duration.
A Big Leap for Curing Animals’ Injured Eyes
Monday, September 23rd, 2019
A technique borrowed from human medicine allows veterinarians to save damaged corneas in pets and horses
Surgical Management of Impinging or Overriding Dorsal Spinous Processes
Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
José M. García-López, VMD, DACVS, DACVSMR I. INTRODUCTION Dorsal spinous process (DSP) impingement or overriding (ORDSP), often referred as “kissing spines”, has been reported as the most common cause of back pain in the horse.1… Read More
Surgical Management of Kissing Spines
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
Kissing spines affect roughly 40% of horses. Here we review the inter-spinous ligament desmotomy (ISLD) procedure that we routinely perform to correct impinging DSPs.
Clinical Signs of EEE
Friday, August 30th, 2019
Reduce Mosquito Exposure on the Farm
Friday, August 30th, 2019
A viral illness primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is fatal in more than 90% of infected horses.
Why Are Horses So Fast?
Friday, June 7th, 2019
Breathing only through their noses—and having big hearts—give them a boost
The Tufts video series Ever Wonder features faculty and other experts answering questions for the curious about all manner of topics—from how parrots talk to why cats purr.
