Polioencephalomalacia or cerebrocortical necrosis is a neurological disease seen in ruminants for a variety of reasons. The most common being thiamine deficiency, salt toxicity, and sulfur intoxication. Animals typically present with blindness, followed by inability to stand, seizures, opisthotonos, and eventually coma. Depending on the cause, recovery is often possible as long as intervention is […]
The Seizing Therapy Dog
For a patient admitted to the ICU, Ranger seemed a little out of place. Unlike the dogs kenneled on either side of him, Ranger was positively bouncing off the walls of his run. His tail was constantly wagging, and his head swung from side to side as he attempted to follow the movements of a […]
The Beauty of Betty
Betty is a beautiful horse, dainty in her proportions with an expressive face, and her quiet grace suggests her extensive training in dressage. Betty was the first horse I had ever seen in a sling, a confusing tangle of black and yellow straps and shiny silver buckles. In a matter of days, she had lost […]
