Approximately 20-25%
of horses admitted to the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics requires
some level of emergency and critical care services.
Approximately 60-65% of horses that are admitted requiring emergency care have acute
gastrointestinal tract disease such as colic or diarrhea.
Neonatal foals with life-threateneing
illnesses make up approximately 10% of the critical care caseload. The next
most common reason for admission of horses for emergency services is traumatic
injuries, including lacerations, fractures and open joint injuries followed by neurologic
cases and reproductive emergencies. Click here to find out more about our Equine
Intensive Care Unit. A special type of frog support for laminitic
horses has been developed and is being used at LSU. This unique device is
made from a thermoplastic substance that softens in hot water to allow it to conform
exactly to the bottom of the foot. As it cools, it becomes rigid and provides needed
support which evenly distributes the horse's weight over the entire surface of the frog as
well as the hoof wall. Click
here to read more about these new pads.
Advances in technology have allowed veterinarians to more easily and quickly make a
definitive diagnosis of gastric ulcers by performing a simple endoscopic
examination of the stomach using a special long endoscope. Click here to learn more about this
technique. |
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