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Re: [RC] Temperature at vet checks - Susan Garlinghouse

Is there any feeling by today's vets that there is any knowledge about the
horse's condition to be gained by temp readings during hard work?
Could this be another tool to indicate an impending problem?


I can only speak for my limited experience at my whopping one ride vetting
<g>, but at Coso Junction Jam, the head vet Fred Beasom specifically
discussed using temps as a diagnostic tool when necessary.  It just wasn't
called for that weekend, as presumably a horse with an elevated core body
temp would show other concurrent signs of trouble as well---hanging pulse,
high respiratory rate, etc, plus the weather was quite cool that weekend.
It was definitely an available parameter, though.  The AERC vet handbook has
a very clear discussion of using temp as a warning sign and cause for
treatment/elimination.

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM



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