Description
Horses with signs of poor performance, displaying evasive or aggressive behaviour are frequently presented for gastroscopy due to the suspicion of equine gastric ulcer syndrome. However, if no ulceration is detected either the horse returns home without a plan to address the described clinical signs, or the vet faces the daunting prospect of further investigation of the often very non-specific, clinical signs. This talk will address this post-gastroscopy work up of cases of poor performance or behavioural abnormalities, and what can be done to narrow down diagnostic testing and maximise the information obtained.
5 learning objective
- Assessment of pain in horses with poor performance
- Analgesia trials to assess pain
- Assessment of hormonal/ reproductive investigation
- The significance of hindgut disease in equine poor performance
- Could it be orthopaedic pain?
