The retired equine veterinarian Dr. Normand Joly recently donated an ultrasound and a X-ray machine to the CHUV’s Equine Hospital to express his gratitude to the team members who have supported him throughout his career. Dr. Joly graduated from the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal in 1978 and began his practice in…
Mathilde Leclère, DMV, PhD. Dipl. ACVIM et Marion Allano, DMV, Dipl. ACVIM. The syndrome of dysmaturity and hypothyroidism associated with iodine deficiency during gestation was observed in Quebec and Ontario in the summer of 2022. This syndrome is well known in Western Canada but is rare in Quebec. Iodine deficiency in mares seems to be…
The Equine Foundation of Canada is dedicated to supporting people who help horses. We recently interviewed Helen Belliard, the Quebec representative of the Foundation. Although Ms. Belliard’ s love of horses dates back to her early childhood on a farm in Missouri, she fell in love with the Morgan breed in particular, as a teenager.…
New perspectives in semen evaluation with CASA automated analysis system The CASA system is the reference of major laboratories of andrology (physiology and pathology of the male reproductive system) in humans and animals. This highly powerful automated system allows rapid, repeatable and accurate analysis of a semen sample. The device allows to visualize several…
Treatment of recurrent laryngeal neuropathy by prosthetic laryngoplasty The Equine Surgery Service is pleased to offer our clientele a novel surgical approach for the treatment of recurrent laryngeal neuropathy: prosthetic laryngoplasty.Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (laryngeal hemiplegia) is a disease affecting the horse’s upper airways. This disease usually affects larger horses. In the larynx, a nerve dysfunction…
Recent purchase of state-of-the-art equine dentistry equipment The Equine Hospital has recently purchased a dental endoscope as well as several high precision German dental instruments that will allow us to perform a standing extraction technique by intradental screw placement. Equine teeth were traditionally extracted under general anesthesia by repulsion. According to a Cornell University…
158A new surgical procedure offered at the Equine Hospital On February 8th, Dr. Sheila Laverty, Dipl. ACVS, Equine Surgery Professor and the direction of the CHUV welcomed Dr. Elizabeth Santschi, Dipl. ACVS, professor of equine surgery at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, to train our equine surgery team in a new surgical…
A first: a pacemaker implanted transvenously on a donkey The cardiology team of the Centre hospitalier universitaire vétérinaire of Saint-Hyacinthe, in collaboration with the Small Animal Surgery, Equine Internal Medicine, Equine Surgery, Anesthesia and Medical Imaging services performed the implantation of a pacemaker on a donkey. This technique, a fluoroscopy-guided transvenous implantation had not…
The Equine Surgery Service acquires a stifle standing arthroscopy diagnostic unit Last May, the Equine Surgery Service of the CHUV became the first in Canada to offer standing stifle diagnostic exams through the acquisition of a new ©Needleview arthroscopy equipment. This will certainly have a significant impact on the procedures carried out by this service in the future. Indeed, the…
The Equine Theriogenology Service acquires a NucleoCounter The NucleoCounter has become the best equipment for evaluation of total number and viability of sperm from an ejaculate, whether it’s raw or diluted. In addition to its high precision and accuracy, this equipment has the advantage to be appropriate for the semen of many different species. The precise determination…