Facilities
Outpatients
We are able to carry out many diagnostic procedures and some treatments as
outpatient services in our new, purpose-built facilities, increasing convenience
and reducing costs to owners.
Hospitalisation
We have excellent, new barn accommodation which can accommodate 45 horses in
spacious well ventilated stables. We use deep shavings beds and feed only
the best quality, low dust meadow hay. All horses are groomed daily and we
stock a wide range of horse feeds to maintain dietary continuity when your
horse is hospitalised. When your horse is admitted one of our Large Animal Technicians will
be assigned to your horse and will be responsible for your horse’s
care throughout its stay in the hospital.
Digital radiography
We have the latest digital radiography technology and our powerful machines
allow to carry out the highest quality diagnostic investigations in all regions
of the horse. Our machines are powerful enough to image very difficult regions
including the base of the neck, thorax, vertebrae, shoulder and the pelvis
in the standing, conscious horse.
Computed tomography
We are one of only two centres in the UK with computed tomography (CT) and
we have the only machine in the South of England. CT takes imaging to a new
level and provides fantastic detail of soft tissue and bone, revealing information
that cannot be obtained with radiography. It is particularly useful for the
limbs and head.
Scintigraphy
Scintigraphy, often referred to as bone scanning, is particularly useful in
horses and allows skeletal injury to be identified before changes are visible
on radiography. It is a vital tool for investigating lame horses and is particularly
useful for examining the back.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is used to image soft tissue and is an indispensable part of almost
all investigations we carry out. We have the very latest technology allowing
us to image all regions of the horse including tendons, heart, lungs, reproductive
tract and abdomen. We have highly specialised equipment for measuring blood
flow and assessing heart function, including assessment of murmurs. assessing
tendons
Videoendoscopy
Videoendoscopy gives us access to the inside of the respiratory, gastrointestinal
and urinary tracts. We have a range of the latest flexible endoscopes that
allow us to visualise these regions of the horse in exquisite detail and
take small biopsy samples for laboratory diagnosis.
Treadmill
Investigation of poor performance cases is greatly facilitated by our high
speed treadmill. Horses quickly learn to run on the treadmill and this allows
us to assess their musculoskeletal, cardiac and respiratory systems in a
controlled environment. By combining treadmill exercise with videoendoscopy
we can assess the larynx and upper airway at exercise. Radiotelemetric ECG
examination allows us to assess heart abnormalities.