Visual and technical atlas describing general concepts and details of the main diseases affecting horses. This atlas is designed as an aid to equine veterinarians who need to explain these concepts to horse owners in simple but precise terms.

Authors:

MARTA BARBA

Assistant Professor at the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain. Part of the equine internal medicine clinical service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain. Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Large Animal.

JOHN SCHUMACHER

Professor of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, Alabama. Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Large Animal.

Key Features:

➜ Simple and graphical approach with high-quality illustrations.

➜ Aid in the communication between equine veterinarians and owners.

➜ Organized in thematic sections about the most common diseases and procedures.

Table of Contents:

1. Anatomy of the horse

Equine skeleton

Equine muscles

2. Main disorders by system

Musculoskeletal system

Osteochondrosis

Osteoarthritis. Degenerative joint disease (DJD)

Tendinitis and desmitis

The hoof. Anatomy and common problems

Laminitis

Navicular syndrome

Exertional myopathies

Other muscle disorders

Digestive system

Dental anatomy

Dental problems

Esophageal obstruction

Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS)

Equine colic. General concepts

Medical equine colic

Surgical equine colic

Equine colitis

Equine colitis. Etiopathogenesis

Hepatic lipidosis

Most common equine intestinal parasites

Cardiorespiratory system

Sinuses. Anatomy

Sinuses and nasal cavity. Common diseases

Guttural pouches. Anatomy

Guttural pouches. Common diseases

Laryngeal hemiplegia

Pleuropneumonia

Equine asthma

Equine cardiac electrophysiology

Equine arrhythmias

Physiologic cardiac murmurs

Pathologic cardiac murmurs

Nervous system

Wobbler syndrome. Cervical vertebral stenotic

myelopathy

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)

Viral encephalomyelitis. West Nile virus disease.

Eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis

Facial nerve paralysis and vestibular disease

Headshaking syndrome

Endocrine system

Cushing’s syndrome. Pituitary pars intermedia

dysfunction (PPID)

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS)

Urogenital system

Acute and chronic kidney disease

Urolithiasis

Breeding of the mare

Endometritis

Castration

Cryptorchidism

Skin and integumentary system

Ectoparasites and insect bite hypersensitivity

Wound management and healing process

Skin tumors. Sarcoids

Skin tumors. Other skin tumors

Eyes

Structures of the eye

Corneal ulcers and keratitis

Stromal abscess

Equine recurrent uveitis

3. Neonatal disorders

Failure of transfer of passive immunity (FTPI)

Septicemia and septic arthritis

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Dummy foal

Flexural limb deformities

Angular limb deformities

4. Infectious diseases

Equine respiratory viruses. Equine influenza virus,

equine herpesvirus, and equine arteritis virus

Equine piroplasmosis

Strangles

5. Special techniques

Nerve and joint blocks in a lameness examination.

Front limb blocks

Nerve and joint blocks in a lameness examination.

Hind limb blocks

Nasogastric tube placement

How to administer drugs

6. Behavior and management

Normal posture and gait

Stereotypic behavior

Parturition

Neonatal management