Colic surgery is one of few treatments in which a veterinarian can use a skill to save an
animal's life from a deadly disease within a short timeframe. Unfortunately, such success is …

Colic remains one of the most common reasons for equine practitioners to be called out on
emergency, closely followed by wounds and lameness. 1 Studies investigating the …

The aim of this prospective study was to establish a protocol for fast localised abdominal
sonography of horses (FLASH) admitted for colic. The FLASH protocol was then presented …

A hospital‐based case study was conducted at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
for a 1‐year period. The purpose of this study was to determine possible alterable and non …

Background Colic, defined as pain originating from the abdomen, is a common condition in
horses. Most of the cases resolve spontaneously or after medical treatment, but a few …

The effects of travel stress on the equine cecal microbiota are poorly understood. We
hypothesized that travel would affect the equine cecal microbiota. Cecally-cannulated …

The objective of this prospective case-control study of 125 horses with gastrointestinal tract-
induced colic was to determine whether heart rate (HR) and packed cell volume (PCV) can …

Background Outcomes of colic treatment are of great interest to clinicians, horse owners and
insurers. One commonly used criterion of success is the overall short-term survival rate. This …

A compactação é o acúmulo de ingesta desidratada em qualquer segmento do trato
gastrintestinal. As compactações estão entre as doenças abdominais mais comuns na …

Simple Summary As hindgut fermenters, horses are reliant on the complex microbial
communities residing in the digestive tract. The composition of the fecal microbiome is …