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Foreign BODY
Series
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Ben Buchanan grew up in
Navasota, Texas. He went to
Texas A&M and graduated from
there with his DVM in 2001.
Afterward, he completed two
residencies: Large Animal Internal
Medicine at University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, in 2004, and Emergency and
Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania
in 2005. Ben is board certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency
Critical Care.
He joined BVEH Navasota in 2005, where he works alongside
his father, T-Bone. He is also active in community outreach by
speaking at meetings and events around the world regarding equine
care.
Ben is married to Shana, whom he met in veterinary school. Shana
is a small animal veterinarian and owner of Lake Conroe Vet
Group. They have two children, Jane Marie and Terrell.
What is the craziest thing that you have
removed (or found) in a horse?
We want to hear from you!
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• Please submit high-quality pictures or diagnostic images
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by, Ben Buchanan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
The
A 26-year-old mare who was recently resucued was evaluated for suspected vision deficits and abnormal head carriage. The mare
traveled with her head tilted so that her right eye was looking down. The mare had normal vitals and was noted to have a very large left
hock. Further examination of the limb identified a 3/5 lameness with significant osteoproliferation and osteoarthritis of the proximal
intertarsal, distal intertarsal, and tarsometatarsal joints.
Examination of the eyes revealed a normal visual left eye. The right eye had a large mature cataract and a dilated pupil. Disruption of
the dorsal copra nigra and atrophy of the iris was noted.
