PETBOOK explains how colic develops, which signs should be taken seriously, and what treatment options are available. What ...

Problems with the horse’s stomach can sometimes be attributed to peritonitis, which is a very serious illness that can lead ...

Colic and/or founder (laminitis) are problems of major concern to horse owners. Both conditions can vary in their seriousness from slight cases to cases that can kill horses or severely compromise ...

Photo by Rebecca J. Banabi. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund announced the deaths of two wild horses last week, both to colic. Horses are unable to regurgitate food because they do not have the muscles in ...

Taking a “wait-and-see” approach to horses in need of colic surgery ups the ante on expense – and survivability, reports EQUUS magazine. Dr. David Freeman, director of the Island Whirl Equine Colic ...

In a pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have found a novel kirkovirus that may be associated with ...