2 year old, Standardbred trotter, male. History Colic signs were notificed early in the morning, with severe pain and sweating. Pain was only temporally and minimally influenced by administration of anti-inflammatory drugs. No previous colic episodes were reported; the horse was regularly dewormed and was in training. Clinical examination The […]

3 year old, Standardbred female. History Presented with history of mild recurrent colics during the last 2 months, successfully treated with FANS. The mare suffred a more dramatic episode of colic the day after a race, three weeks before admission. An antiulcer therapy with Omeprazole was started at the farm, […]

9 day old male foal, Italian Saddlebred History The foal was referred for mid diaphyseal fracture of the right third metacarpal bone caused by a kick of the mare a few hours before referral. Clinical examination At admission the foal was bright, bearing weight on three limbs and regularly nursing. […]

4 year old, Standardbred trotter, male, in race training. History The horse was referred for scintigraphy after the onset of a 3/5 right hindlimb lameness manifested 15 days previously after racing. No swelling, joint distension or other signs were evident since the onset of the lameness. Ten days before admission, […]

10 year old, Italian Showjumper mare. History The mare presented with history of recurrent colics, chronic weight loss, occasionally anorexia; recent weanling and non pregnant. Treated with omoprazole following a gastroscopic diagnosis of gastric ulcer. The colic had a sudden onset 9 hours before referral, with tachypnea, sweating and lateral […]