9 year old Spanish gelding History The horse showed signs of colic on the late evening after a show and was referred to the clinic by the local veterinarian. Clinical examination The horse showed good bodily condition but was depressed. Signs of pain were moderate, with recurrent pawing and tendency […]

Male yearling Quarter Horse History The yearling was found in the paddock with a full thickness wound on the medial aspect of the left hind fetlock. The medial condyle appeared protruding from the wound. Radiographs were taken by the referral veterinarian and showed avulsion of the distal aspect of the […]

20 year old pony History a week after an episode of diarrhea, the pony was referred to the clinic and appared depressed, with poor appetite and absence of feces. Clinical examination and laboratory tests Clinically, the pony was alert, not painful, the heart rate was 54 bm, respiratory rate 16 […]

21 year-old pleasure gelding History The owner reported that some whitish malodorous plaques were noticed covering the penis when unsheathed. A sample from the tissue revealed the presence of Pseudomonas spp. and the horse was treated for seven days with antibiotics and local lavage. After some months, the mass involved […]

Ruptured bladder in a foal 5 day old Standardbred female History The foal was referred for progressive abdominal distention, absence of urination and depression. The referral vet examined the foal ultrasonographically and made a suspect of uroperitoneum secondary to urinary bladder rupture. Clinical examination The foal was admitted with signs […]

Congenital soft palate defect in a yearling Yearling male, saddlebred History The referral vet and the owner reported that the foal was dropping milk from the nostrils after sucking and that later during the growth the nasal discharge was characterized by the presence of food material and associated with cough. […]

Post partum uterine rupture 6 year old Standardbred mare History The mare was admitted with signs of colic of 5 hour duration. The mare delivered a normal foal 20 hours before and expelled the full placenta after 7 hours. Clinical examination and lab tests The mare was in good bodily […]

Four month old Standardbred male History The foal was referred for a fracture of the proximal metacarpus, just below the carpometacarpal joint (Fig.1), that occurred in the paddock. The fracture was not exposed and a full limb bandage was applied before transportation.  Fig.1 Surgery The foal was positioned in dorsal […]

6 y.o. Standardbred male History The horse was referred for chronic weight loss. The owner reported that the horse had been in training until a few months before and subsequently started to loose weight despite normal appetite. It had been under regular deworming program without any clinical improvement. Clinical examination […]

13 y.o. gelding used for dressage History The horse was referred for scintigraphy because of a 4/5 degrees lameness on the right hind limb. A preliminary radiographic examination didn’t show any significant finding. Clinical and scintigraphic examination The horse was hardly able to stand and couldn’t bear weight on the […]