I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks on Equine Emergency Surgery. I’ve been expanding my knowledge of horses and how to treat them in emergency situations. One of the most common emergency presentations for horses is colic or abdominal discomfort. These horses often present to the clinic because their owner has noticed them staring […]
Ultrasounding Bunny Tummies
During my week spent observing in the ultrasound department, I spent most of my time either cuddling patients to help keep them calm during their exam or staring fixedly at the ultrasound screen. It could be a little boring watching scans being performed, especially if the abdomen ended up looking normal. But at least now […]
Pregnancy Diagnosis by Ultrasound
On the Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service, we performed pregnancy checks on multiple herds of ewes who had been bred by artificial insemination. The ultrasound was a great way to quickly and accurately diagnose which sheep were pregnant. Ruminats have a syndesmochorial cotyledonary placenta. This describes the attachment of fetal membranes and blood supply […]
