Table of Contents

Contributors vi

Preface viii

Section 1: General Review Section

1 Horse of a different color: Peculiarities of equine pharmacology 3
Lara Maxwell

2 Basics of antimicrobial therapy for the horse 16
Cynthia Cole

3 Anesthesia and sedation in the field 44
Jennifer E. Carter

4 Clinical application of equine analgesics 63
Sheilah A. Robertson and L. Chris Sanchez

5 Pharmacology of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 76
Cynthia Cole

6 Parasiticides for use in horses 85
Tad Coles and Randy Lynn

7 Foals are not just mini horses 99
K. Gary Magdesian

8 Fluids and electrolytes for the equine clinician 118
Brett Tennent-Brown

9 Drug and medication control programs in equine athletes 131
Scot Waterman and Jennifer Durenburger

Section 2: Therapeutics: A Systems Approach

10 Clinical pharmacology of the respiratory system 139
Melissa R. Mazan and Michelle L. Ceresia

11 Clinical application of gastrointestinal therapeutics 183
L. Chris Sanchez

12 Treatment of equine nervous system disorders 192
Cynthia Cole and Bradford Bentz

13 Clinical pharmacology of the equine musculoskeletal system 218
Bradford Bentz

14 Therapy of the eye 254
Amber Labelle

15 Pharmacological treatment of equine endocrine diseases 270
Dianne McFarlane

16 Equine cardiovascular clinical pharmacology 279
Meg Sleeper

17 Clinical pharmacology of diseases of the equine urinary system 291
Nora Nogradi and Balazs Toth

Index 308

About the Author

Cynthia Cole, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, is Director of Researchand Development at Mars Veterinary in Portland, Oregon, USA. Bradford Bentz, VMD, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC, DABVP(Equine), is a private equine practitioner at Equine Medicine andSurgery in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. Lara Maxwell, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, is an Associate Professorof Pharmacology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, OklahomaState University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.

Reviews

“Equine Pharmacologywill be a valuable resource for practicing veterinarians and veterinary students who are interested specifically in treating horses and understanding the rationale for the most commonly used therapeutics in equine medicine . . . In summary, this book is a succinct and accurate resource that will provide readers with a clear understanding for most of the therapeutic options available for horses.”  (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 June 2015) “I would thoroughly recommend this book and consider it to be both a useful buy and value for money, as well as filling a much-needed place in any practice library or vet’s car.”  (Veterinary Practice, 1 May 2015)

"Equine pharmacology will be of benefit to veterinary students and practitioners, providing a succinct basis and approach to the clinical application of pharmacology in horses. As such, it will serve as a useful reference text in both hospital-based and ambulatory clinician settings for the provision of practical pharmacological management of equine patients." (Australian Veterinary Journal, 3 March 2017)