The patient was getting drowsy, his eyelids fluttering as he struggled to stay awake. But it was tough. Spike, a palomino yearling, had received his first dose of sedative through a catheter, and the ...

Retired equine veterinary surgeon Dr. Paul Thorpe, a pioneer in colic surgery whom colleagues called an unsung hero in his field, died Nov. 18 in Edgewater, Fla. He was 79. Thorpe may be best known as ...

Bluegrass Equine Surgery has opened at 3550 Lexington Road in Versailles, Kentucky. BES is a comprehensive, world-class surgical and recovery facility with onsite diagnostics, imaging, pharmacy, and ...

At the Texas A&M University Large Animal Teaching Hospital (LATH), a horse had a 30-lb tumor, larger than a basketball, ...

Equine colic surgery remains a critical intervention for horses experiencing life‐threatening abdominal emergencies. The evolving field has enhanced both surgical techniques and the identification of ...

I was inspired to write this article having recently observed a colic surgery on a horse during a work experience placement. The surgery left me in awe at the huge size contrast between equine and ...

RAYMOND -- Buckingham Equine Inc. Veterinary Clinic of Raymond is now offering laser surgery and therapy. Lasers have been used in human medicine for more than 30 years, but are just beginning to ...

The whole picture needs to be considered when making difficult life-and-death decisions. The message was one of the key take-aways from the lively equine overtreatment debate at the Animal Welfare ...

Luca graduated from the University of Parma (Italy) in 2003. After graduation he spent 2 years at Chino Valley Equine Hospital in Chino (California, U.S.A.) where he completed an internship and a ...