Horse Colic Surgery: Making Hard Decisions
Sarah Evers Conrad
October 22, 2019
While it can be unsettling to think about all the possible scenarios, planning before colic happens could save your horse’s life.
While it can be unsettling to think about all the possible scenarios, planning before colic happens could save your horse’s life.
Horses with conditions such as muscle or metabolic disease might have special hay needs to stay healthy.
Dr. Bryan Waldridge, who treats retired champion racehorses at Old Friends, shares specifics about the types of colic that are more common as horses age.
An equine critical care specialist shares advice for dealing with a colic while waiting for your vet.
Find out how to keep your middle-aged horse’s teeth, feet, joints, and more healthy.
A new study looks at age as a predisposing factor for post-operative nasogastric reflux and mortality.
Here’s how to react if your horse consumes feed designed for another animal.
Studies have shown a lunar influence on humans and animals, from fertility levels to hormone fluctuations to immune response. More research into its effect on equine colic, however, needs to be done to make a strong association.
Are your feeding practices doing more harm than good? Experts share four ways to improve your horse’s digestive health.
An SAA test can identify illness in horses, and it can also ensure they’re healthy enough for other procedures, such as surgery. Here’s a look into how some vets use SAA in their practices.
Researchers found providing handfuls of forage to horses within hours after colic surgery improved gut healing.
Read about research into increasing the time horses spend eating (a good thing) without feeding them too much (a bad thing), along with more take-homes from the 2019 Equine Science Society Symposium.
Surgeon Dr. Anthony Blikslager shares his perspective on preventing horse colic.
Journalist Pat Raia has written about horse health and welfare issues for years, but she learned it’s a whole different ballgame when your own horse is the patient. Here’s what she experienced when her horse colicked recently.
When riding your horse in the woods or the wilderness, things can go wrong–and usually when least expected. Here are some possible predicaments you might face while out on the trail.
Researchers found that firocoxib and flunixin meglumine provided similar levels of pain control after colic surgery, but firocoxib resulted in reduced evidence of endotoxemia at 48 hours post-surgery.
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