Colic cases comprise a major part of the hospital caseload and numbers have been increasing year-on-year. Management of colic and critical care cases is a team effort and with large numbers of cases coming through we are fortunate to have a very experienced and caring team on site 24/7, 365 days per year. We are therefore uniquely equipped in the North East to care for colics, sick-foals and other cases that necessitate intensive nursing and veterinary care.
The hospital benefits from:
- In excess of 150 colic referrals per year
- Cases managed by both surgical and medical specialists
- Vets performing all after hours checks and treatments
- One-to-one nursing care for critical patients
- Constant monitoring via internet-linked CCTV
- On-site laboratory available 24/7
- Blood gas analysis
- Facilities for constant rate-infusions
- Mechanical positive pressure ventilation
- Access to blood and plasma donors
- Regular clinical audit
- Veterinary surgeons living on site
