Publications by authors named "Pearce B Sloan"
Background: Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) is common in the femoropatellar joint in Thoroughbred yearlings for sale at auction and there is no consensus on the effect on racing outcomes.
Objectives: Describe femoropatellar OCD in juvenile Thoroughbreds and compare the racing performance of affected Thoroughbred horses to siblings and unaffected horses from the same sale.
Study Design: Retrospective case-control study of juvenile horses born 2010-2016.
Objective: To characterize clinical findings and outcomes for horses with heel bulb lacerations.
Animals: Medical records of a teaching hospital were reviewed to identify horses treated for heel bulb lacerations between February 2004 and October 2018. Long-term outcome was assessed by telephone communication with owners.
Objective: To determine synovial butorphanol concentrations and mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) changes after butorphanol intravenous regional limb perfusion (IVRLP).
Study Design: Experimental ANIMALS: Six adult horses.
Methods: Cephalic IVRLP was performed with 10 mg butorphanol in sedated horses with a wide rubber tourniquet and a total volume of 30 mL.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the concentration of meropenem in radiocarpal joint fluid and plasma following intravenous regional limb perfusion in horses.
- Nine healthy mares received a 500 mg dose of meropenem, with joint fluid and blood samples taken at various time points to measure drug concentrations.
- The results showed significant variability in drug levels among the horses, with concentrations above the minimum effective threshold for only a short period, suggesting potential ineffectiveness of the treatment and a risk of developing antibiotic resistance.