August 2009
Edited
by:
Dennis Scott BVSc MACVSc
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* Rehydrate without having fizzy horses!
* Why are some drugs banned without affecting speed, courage, stamina or conduct?
* The role of the kidney in cardiac disease.
Spring is in the air, which means conference season has just finished, and there were a myriad of conferences in the country this winter (as opposed to next when there are virtually none!)
As well as NZVA there was an excellent Equine Branch conference and, for the diehards, the ASAVA held their conference in Christchurch this year with excellent world class speakers.
The renowned Dennis Chew led the charge on renal problems and urination.
Despite all the research it appears that
phenylpropanolamine is still the number one for incontinence and calcium carbonate plus chitosan the major phosphate blocker used around the world.
Cardiology snippets are that no treatment is required for asymptomatic
We have a discussion on whether or not tranexamic acid should be a prohibited substance (does a drug get bad connotations simply because it has a long name), as that is extremely topical in the equine world.
Also the fizzy horse, that one that becomes hyperactive after rehydration gets some attention.
Replacing what is lost in sweat, including the magnesium, is not something a lot of proprietary electrolytes do.
murmurs and mean life expectancy from onset of clinical signs is 188 days whatever the treatment used!
Finally data from the Vétoquinol Academia in Berlin connects the cardio - renal axis.