Entries by Dr Nerida McGilchrist
Meet Spotty: A Case Study in Ulcers
Here is an interesting little case for you! Meet Spotty… who isn’t spotty … her full name is Spotlight! Spotty has just joined our little herd of equines and has fitted in beautifully with Popcorn and Poet. I bought her from a friend who wanted to sell her as she was a chronic ‘QLD Itch’ […]
Confessions of a Horse Nutritionist #3: Colic
OK, this is a good one… Poet was getting colic regularly last spring. And I was the cause… yikes! You’d think I would learn, but nope, took me a little while to figure this one out! What was going on? Here is the story… I came home from somewhere one day last spring and noticed […]
Why your horses won’t show you they are in pain: Lessons from Chewy and the chicken!
Heads up! Your horses WILL NOT show you they are in pain until the pain is so bad they can no longer hide it! Why? Because they are prey animals! And if you’ve ever watched a David Attenborough documentary you will know that the old, sick or injured are the ones that get EATEN! So […]
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