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There are several reasons for the shortage of Large Animal Veterinarians. As many of you have noted, the females predominate the veterinary colleges now. There are very few men who are graduating that want to practice in a large animal setting. WHY? I can think of several reasons. 1- The...

I believe that it is regulated state by state. Here, the veterinarians are not required to collect brain samples, however, they are reimbursed for every sample they send in. Sample are to be collected from any animal that was "down." Havent seen a dead one standing yet ; ) I...

It sounds like the first thing that you need to do is contact the veterinarian that examined and treated your horse. Although internet advice can be helpful, it cannot replace the advice of the examining veterinarian. He has seen the horse, we have not. There are a million different topical...