Suspected Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana l.) Poisoning as the Cause of Progressive Cachexia in a Shetland Pony

Valle, Emanuela; Vergnano, Diana; Nebbia, Carlo

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2016.04.013

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“…In both clinical cases, the energy requirements were calculated according to their respective desired BWs (initial BW kg + [{target BCS -actual BCS} x18]) [32] . In 2016, Valle and colleagues reported that an additional 20 Mcal must be consumed per day in order to gain one BCS unit, considering a total daily energy intake that does not exceed 120%-125% of maintenance energy requirements [33] . In the present cases, the horses' energy requirements were met by gradually increasing the amount of pelleted hay and short-stem hay over the course of two weeks, as explained below.…”

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When Changing the Hay Makes a Difference: A Series of Case Reports

Cavallini

Penazzi

Valle

et al. 2022

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

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When Changing the Hay Makes a Difference: A Series of Case Reports

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Valle

et al. 2022

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

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“…Furthermore, peer‐reviewed reports on nutrition‐related problems in horses are scarce and the majority of the papers available are not entirely focused on nutritional issues, but to the related pathologies. For example, some papers discuss general management and clinical conditions of a particular horse category, like old horses (Ireland et al., ,b), underweight horses (Metcalfe et al., ), obese horses (Vick et al., ; Bamford et al., ; Giles et al., ), EGUS (Murray et al., ; Luthersson et al., 2009a; Reese and Andrews, ; Sykes et al., ) or poisoning caused by the consumption of toxic plants (Aboling et al, , Caloni and Cortinovis, ; Valle et al., ).…”

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Clinical nutrition counselling service in the veterinary hospital: retrospective analysis of equine patients and nutritional considerations

Vergnano

Bergero

Valle

2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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SummaryNutrition plays a very important role in the healthy and in the ill horse. Although research in this field clearly shows that incorrect nutritional practices may lead to severe pathologies, inappropriate feeding plans often continue to be used. A clinical nutrition counselling (CNC) service could thus be of great use to both horse owners and veterinarians. The aim of this study was to provide information on equine patients referred to the CNC service of the University of Turin and to provide standard dietary protocols as used in our Veterinary Teaching Hospital for the most common nutrition-related pathologies. The data were obtained by retrospective analysis of the nutritional records of referred equine patients. The data collected included information about anamnesis, nutritional assessment, current diet, referring person and follow-up of each patient. Sixty-one horses were included in the study. The majority were adult males. The most common breeds were the Italian Saddle Horse and the Friesian Horse. Old horses (>19 years) had a statistically lower BCS than brood mares or other adult horses (p < 0.01). The most common nutritional pathologies were chronic weight loss (CWL), chronic diarrhoea (CD) and equine gastric ulcer syndrome. All horses received first-cut meadow hay; 85% also ate concentrates. Young horses (<2 years) received more hay as a percentage of body weight (BW) than old horses or adults. The hay percentage of BW per day given to animals with CWL was statistically higher than those with CD (p < 0.01). The concentrate percentage of BW given to old horses was statistically lower compared to that given to young horses (p < 0.05). The concentrate percentage of BW per day given to horses with colic was statistically higher than that given to horses with CD (p < 0.05). 28% of cases were referred by the owner and 72% by a veterinarian. Follow-up evaluation was deemed to be 'good' in 92% cases and 'poor' in 8%. In summary, the CNC service could provide an epidemiological observatory to study the prevalence of nutritional issues in the equine population.

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Toxic Causes of Intestinal Disease in Horses

Stegelmeier

Davis

2018

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

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Suspected Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana l.) Poisoning as the Cause of Progressive Cachexia in a Shetland Pony

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

When Changing the Hay Makes a Difference: A Series of Case Reports

When Changing the Hay Makes a Difference: A Series of Case Reports

Clinical nutrition counselling service in the veterinary hospital: retrospective analysis of equine patients and nutritional considerations

Toxic Causes of Intestinal Disease in Horses

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