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Diagnosis and Treatment Services

Diagnosis and Treatment Services

  • Lameness - principally orthopaedic disease in performance and companion horses, including arthritis and foot problems
  • Poor Performance Examination
  • Colic - including medical and surgical treatments
  • Respiratory disease - including roaring, displaced palate, heaves, pneumonia etc
  • Cardiac disease
  • Arthroscopy - for diagnosis and treatment of joint injuries
  • Laparoscopy - for exploration of the abdomen and for elective surgical procedures, including ovariectomy and cryptorchid castration
  • Lacerations (cuts) - which may involve major orthopaedic structures such as joints and tendon sheaths
  • Neurological disease - such as Wobblers
  • Diseases of the older foal
  • Reproductive problems
  • Neoplasia (cancer) - which in the horse most commonly involves the skin (sarcoids, melanomas and squamous cell carcinoma) but may include internal organs (such as lymphosarcoma)
  • Fractures - including small ‘chip’ fractures that may impede optimal joint function and long-bone fractures
  • Endocrine disease - including Equine Cushing's disease, thyroid disease and anhidrosis
  • Advanced imaging - this includes CT to aid in the diagnosis of distal limb and skull problems, digital radiography and ultrasonography to assess injuries of tendons, ligaments and joints

UCD Veterinary Hospital

UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 6000 | Location Map(opens in a new window)