Recently, researchers put some evidence behind one type of wound dressing: silver sodium zirconium phosphate polyurethane foam wound dressing, or, more simply, SPF dressing.

Horse hooves are formed of insensitive, cornified material called horn and can be very resilient to penetration by an object. Inside the hoof capsule lies bone, joints, tendons, ligaments and ...

Wounds located on a horse’s lower (distal) limb can be extremely challenging to treat due to the small amount of “extra” soft tissue in the area (to suture, for example ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My horse had an injury that I cleaned with betadine and water. My friend suggested that I should have used the Vetericyn spray that is currently out on the market. I had to call … ...

The Equine Wound Project launched by the British Horse Society (BHS) and scientists from Nottingham University aims to gather new evidence on the best methods of treatment.

Air that infiltrated a horse’s wound led to lung collapse – case report March 28, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz A chest x-ray taken on the horse’s fifth day in hospital, showing evidence of air in ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding George has a wound over his fetlock that has been open and oozing for almost six months. It started as a cut from the fence, and I treated it with spray and ointments.