Month

June 2017
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET- GO!! It doesn’t matter whether you are going to Europe for a ski holiday, jet-setting to a majestic beach holiday or simply staying at home- you, and everyone around you, is gearing down for some well deserved R&R over the festive season. BUT REMEMBER- your trusty steed requires the same...
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Equine Sarcoids: Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Sarcoids are known to be the most common skin tumour found in horses worldwide. The sarcoid is an aggressive fibroblastic tumour occurring in 6 recognisable forms, all of which have a high natural tendency for recurrence. IN SHORT, SARCOIDS ARE NASTY BUSINESS!! Sarcoids do not...
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Colic Ops – Not the End of the World! A Thoroughbred gelding presented for further investigation of colic. Suspect large colon displacement was diagnosed as a small amount of gas distension could be palpated within the large colon. All clinical parameters were normal on presentation. Food was gradually reintroduced when rectal examination was normal, however...
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