Colic: First Things First
Joan Norton, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM
August 14, 2015
Here are the steps to take and information to gather when faced with a colicking horse.
Here are the steps to take and information to gather when faced with a colicking horse.
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Strengthening referring vets’ and specialists’ relationships could help improve the referral process, researchers found.
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Of the 664 respondents, 387 (58%) said they keep hard copies of their horses’ records in a folder.
Infections can be reduced by recognizing the risk and having appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene protocols.
Similar to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for human diseases, the EDCC will serve as the official source of information about equine infectious diseases and provide real-time alerts when disease outbreaks such as the neurologic form of herpesvirus infection occur.
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