Medical Investigations

At The Barn Equine Surgery, our state-of-the-art equipment and dedicated examination area enable us to diagnose, treat, and sometimes prevent a wide range of medical conditions affecting your horse’s internal organs.

Medical conditions include:

• Colic
• Gastric ulceration
• Diarrhoea
• Weight loss
• Respiratory infections
• Coughing
• Heart murmurs and arrhythmias
• Poor performance
• Eye conditions
• Liver disease
• Muscle weakness/loss
• Tying up
• Fever
• Hormonal problems
• Endocrine disease (Cushings disease/EMS)
• Skin disease
• Laminitis
• Kidney/urinary problems
• Neurological disease
• Neonatal foals

Our team of vets and nurses provides 24-hour care and monitoring for sick or post-operative patients, utilising top-tier diagnostic tools like video endoscopy, gastroscopy, ultrasound, ECG, radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, and our in-house laboratory for quick results.

With specialised expertise across various medical fields, our vets create the best treatment plans tailored to each patient. We also have the equipment and knowledge to care for critically ill neonatal foals.

For advice or to schedule an examination, feel free to give us a call – our vets are always happy to help.