The equine referral hospital offers a comprehensive medical and surgical referral service to veterinary surgeons in general practice that covers all aspects of respiratory disease. Clinics are run daily from Monday to Friday with an emergency service available 24 hours a day. The service is supervised by senior academic staff. Residents work under supervision whilst studying to obtain post graduate qualifications.
Clients can expect to have full investigations of their horse’s problems. Depending on the nature of the problem, horses may be seen as day patients or admission to the Hospital may be required to facilitate a complete work¬up. This might include clinical pathology (laboratory tests), radiography (x-rays), ultrasonography, endoscopy or respiratory function tests. Where appropriate, if surgery is felt to be necessary, this can also be undertaken.
Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities Include:
* Flexible video endoscopy for the investigation of the upper respiratory tract including the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, guttural pouches and trachea. This can be performed at rest in the standing horse or, where necessary, the horse can be trained to gallop on a high speed treadmill to allow visualisation of problems that occur during exercise.
* Samples can be obtained from the lungs and submitted to the laboratory for the identification of infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic conditions.
* Radiography of the head and thorax
* Ultrasonography of the thorax
* CT scanning of the head and neck
* Intensive therapy unit for emergency and critical care
* A fully equipped theatre allows any surgical procedure that is felt to be necessary to be performed under general anaesthesia.
Special Clinical Interests Include:
* Investigation of upper respiratory tract problems that cause the horse to make a noise at exercise or poor performance
* Investigation of acute onset respiratory distress
* Investigation of more chronic conditions such as coughing or nasal discharges.
CT Scan showing a section through the head of a horse with a tumour in the sinuses.
Abnormalities of the larynx visualised using endoscopy
Performing endoscopy on the treadmill to evaluate the airways at exercise
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