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What Type of Colic Is It?
What Type of Colic Is It?
by Alexandra Beckstett, The Horse Managing Editor | Jan 5, 2021
Learn about 14 kinds of equine colic and their prognoses.
Read MoreResearchers Study Trace Minerals in Equine Enteroliths
by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Mar 4, 2018
Researchers know diet, breed, high colonic pH levels, and water supply mineral content can impact enterolith formation, but how trace minerals affect the process is less well-understood.
Read More12 Miniature Horse Health Risks
by Sallie S. Hyman, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, CVA | Jul 26, 2016
While small in size, Minis have the same health needs and risks as other breeds, as well as a number of unique issues.
Read MoreWill My Horse Survive Colic Surgery?
by Jennifer O. Bryant | Apr 3, 2014
There are no easy answers when it comes to colic surgery, just as there are no easy decisions.
Read MoreThe Miniature Horse: More Than Just a Smaller Horse
by UC Davis Center for Equine Health Horse Report | Jan 13, 2013
Miniature Horses are more susceptible to some health problems than their larger counterparts.
Read MoreDigital Radiographs Beat Analog for Enterolith Detection
by Erica Larson | May 25, 2012
Digital radiography is up to 85% sensitive and 93% specific for diagnosing enterolithiasis in horses.
Read MoreColic: Diet Can Reduce Enterolith Risk, Review Finds
by Marie Rosenthal, MS | Sep 14, 2009
If your horse is at risk for intestinal stones or enteroliths (a common cause of obstruction-induced colic in horses), consider replacing an alfalfa-based diet with grass hay, said Diana M. Hassel, DVM, PhD, of Colorado State University.
Read MoreDecreasing Risk of Enterolithiasis: Hay Type and Pasture
by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Jun 2, 2008
Too much alfalfa, too little oat and grass hay, and limited access to pasture grazing are important factors that put horses at risk for developing enterolithiasis (intestinal stones that have the potential to cause colic).
Read MoreColic and Equine Enteroliths: Rock Bottom
One of the more exotic forms of colic is caused by enteroliths, or stone-like formations that form in a horse’s digestive tract.
Read MoreImpaction Colic
by Jacalyn Carfagno | Jun 1, 1996
Colic is an equine problem familiar to all people who work with horses. Many colics are simply gas colics and can resolve themselves quickly with little or no intervention. In some cases, the home remedy of walking the horse or loading the horse
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