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 neonatal and 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