Baileys Equine, Inc - Alison Baileys, DVM

11/28/2024

10/29/2024

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07/22/2024

JOB POSTING 🐴🩺 - We are hiring another Veterinary Technician/Assistant to join our team! Part-time or full-time options for the right candidate. Horse experience is a must, RVT license is a bonus! We are based out of Orange County California. Please contact us through our website at www.baileysequine.com.

02/19/2024

Had a great time visiting and Team KPF Hunter in Wellington this week 🤩 is back at Desert Horse Park tomorrow 🌴🏜️🌵

02/19/2024

JOB POSTING 🩺🐴 - We are hiring another Veterinary Technician/Assistant to join our team! Part time or Full time options for the right candidate. Horse experience is a must, RVT license is a bonus! We are based out of Orange County CA. Please contact us through our website at www.baileysequine.com.

02/25/2022

IMPORTANT ‼️ The USEF has announced testing requirements to help mitigate the risk of EHV-1 transmission for horses who attended the Desert Horse Park and wish to return to competition.

04/30/2020

DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSES GRASS FOUNDER?

Spring is a wonderful time of the year, but it may be the beginning of some serious problems for horses vulnerable to grass founder — like horses that are over the age of 10, easy keepers, overweight or cresty-necked.

Laminitis or founder, as it is commonly called, is inflammation of the laminae of the horse’s foot. Laminae are the delicate, accordion-like tissues that attach the inner surface of the hoof wall to the coffin bone (the bone in the foot). A horse suffering from laminitis experiences a decrease in blood flow to the laminae, which in turn begin to die and separate. The final result is hoof wall separation, rotation of the coffin bone and extreme pain. In severe cases, the coffin bone will actually rotate through the sole of the horse’s hoof where it becomes infected and can ultimately end in the horse having to be euthanized.

Laminitis can be triggered by different causes, like repeated concussion on hard ground (road founder), grain overload, retained placenta, hormonal imbalance (Cushing’s syndrome), obesity, and lush grass.

In cases of grass founder, the sugar fructans produced by rapidly growing grass stimulates an overgrowth of bacteria in the horse’s large intestine. The bacteria produce and release toxins (endotoxins) that are carried by the bloodstream to the foot where they cause damage to the laminae and small blood vessels.

The best way to deal with laminitis is preventing and managing the causes under your control. Consult your equine practitioner for further information and to formulate a plan tailored to your horse's individual situation. If you suspect laminitis, consider it a medical emergency and notify your veterinarian immediately.

Learn more about grass founder on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/grass-founder
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02/08/2020

"THIS HORSE IS 3 OUT OF 5."

You've probably heard this a million times. But do you ACTUALLY know what a person is talking about if they use this expression to describe lameness in horses?

The reverse also applies: if you've ever said a similar expression yourself, do you know how to use it correctly?

Because each horse has unique performance characteristics, evaluating lameness can be challenging. Experienced riders may detect minor alterations in gait before they are apparent to an observer. Lameness may appear as a subtle shortening of the stride, or the condition may be so severe that the horse will not bear weight on the affected limb.

With such extremes of lameness possible, a lameness grading system has been developed by the AAEP to aid both communication and record-keeping. The graphic below illustrates the zero-to-five AAEP lameness scale, with zero being no perceptible lameness, and five being most extreme.

Read more about evaluating the lame horse on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/lameness-exams-evaluating-lame-horse, and consult your veterinarian to learn how you can become a better observer and steward for your horse.
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02/06/2020

Mesotherapy is a treatment involving the injection of various substances, usually dilute lidocaine, just underneath the skin in the subcutaneous space.
Mesotherapy is a great tool to relieve pain and inflammation caused by a variety of ailments.
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