Equine Medicine
The equine internal medicine service at North Carolina State University specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of horses with diseases including:
- Colic and diarrhea
- Respiratory disease, including heaves, inflammatory airway disease, and pneumonia
- Cardiac disease
- Neurological disease, including EPM (Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelitis) and Wobblers
- Diseases of the neonatal and older foal
- Endocrine disease, including Equine Cushing's disease, thyroid disease, and anhidrosis
The equine medicine service has recently launched its new pulmonary function testing service. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital is one of only two sites in the US capable of performing such testing.
Why might I need an equine internal medicine specialist?
An equine internal medicine specialist is able to provide specialized care in areas such as:
- Pulmonology
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Gastroenterology
- Neonatology
- Immunology
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
Links
- American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- American Association of Equine Practitioners. This site has an excellent owner eduction section.
- North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association
- American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
- NetVet Veterinary Resources. In existence since 1994, this extensive clearinghouse of information for veterinarians includes the World Wide Web Virtual Library of Veterinary Medicine.
- The HayNet. A huge compendium of horse sites on the Web.