Vaccines are crucial to horses’ health, keeping them disease-free. However side effects, although not common, can occur. After vaccination, a horse may experience achiness and a slight fever, swelling at the injection site, soreness in the neck area. These effects usually abate in a couple of days. Some horses can have severe reactions to vaccinations, […]
The saying that you’re only as old as you feel can hold true for horses as well as humans. Opinions differ about what age a horse is considered a senior, with 20 years old being the average. But age doesn’t always determine how a horse functions. If your older horse has reached the point where […]
Osteosarcoma (OSA or OS) is a very aggressive bone cancer usually affecting large breed dogs including Golden Retrievers, Rottweilers, Great Danes, St. Bernards, Doberman Pinschers and more. It was more prevalent in older dogs, aged 8 and up, but it has been occurring in younger large breeds as well. The rate of mestastasis to other […]
