Owner-Reported Response to Treatment of 130 Headshaking Horses
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Nose nets, face masks, and magnesium supplementation were the most efficacious nonmedical therapies for treatment of headshaking. Of the pharmacological treatments, cyproheptadine, corticosteroids, and melatonin resulted in greatest improvement. Each of these treatments resulted in improvement in approximately 50% of headshaking horses. Authors’ addresses: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California Davis, CA 95616 (Pickles, Aleman, Madigan); Science Supplements, Unit 2A, Chase Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6NT, UK (Marlin); and PO Box 80, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk UK IP28 9BF, UK (Adams); e-mail: jemadigan@ ucdavis.edu. *Corresponding author; †Presenting author. © 2014 AAEP.
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