Equine preventative care

Question 1

Basic vet wellness package for equine

Answer 1

Dental
Vaccination
Parasite surveillance
Clean prepuce if needed
Monitor ongoing lameness/illness
Maintain VCPR
Regular farrier

Question 2

How often do equine need dental care

Answer 2

Yearly exam starting at 2 years
Remove retained deciduous molars (“caps”)
Float if needed
Every 6 months if abnormal dentition
Geriatric
Previous tooth extraction
Under a year
Get rid of wolf teeth when getting castrated
Teeth move throughout their whole life and wear down caused by their feed

Question 3

Equine core vaccines

Answer 3

EEE/WEE/WNV/Tetanus
Rabies

Question 4

Equine travel and show vaccines

Answer 4

Strangles
Be very careful as they can have a super bad reaction
Influenza, EHV-1, EHV-4

Question 5

Equine endemic areas vaccinate for

Answer 5

Potomac horse fever (PHF)
EVA–equine viral arteritis

Question 6

When to vaccinate pregnant mares

Answer 6

Booster mares 1 month prior to foaling
To transfer the immunity through the colostrum

Question 7

How often do you do a fecal egg count on horse

Answer 7

Yearly

Question 8

Low shedders of parasites egg count

Answer 8

0-200 EPG
Do not deworm

Question 9

Moderate shedders of parasites egg count

Answer 9

200-500 EPG
Retest in 6 months
Deworm if near immunocompromised/vulnerable
Deworm in fall after first hard frost

Question 10

High shedders of parasite egg count

Answer 10

> 500 EPG
deworm

Question 11

Male horses sheath clean is done by

Answer 11

Often done when horse is sedated for dental work already
Some owners do on their own
Avoid harsh cleaners which can negatively affect normal flora
Main concern is cleaning the urethral fossa where smegma can accumulate into a “bean” which if large enough, may impair urination

Question 12

Hoof care is done how often and what is done for equine

Answer 12

Trim/shoe every 6-8 weeks
Trim for every horse
Shoes for those that need it
High performance
Navicular syndrome
Laminitis
Grow faster in the summer then the winter