Surgery
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Towel in a bowel: tiny filly undergoes surgery to remove unsuitable snack
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‘She came back from the dead three times’: incredible recovery of ‘miracle’ pony
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Remarkable vet stories: ‘I was faced with a choice — keep pushing my hand in to try to find the foreign body or don’t wake him up’
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Suffolk foal who broke leg in multiple places recovers thanks to vet's skill
“On the day his accident happened I really thought we were going to lose him, so it is lovely to think that he has an exciting future ahead of him”
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One-eyed horse still jumping aged 22: rider hopes his story will help others
“He trusts me and I see for him”
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Why standing operations can be better for horses *H&H Plus*
In some cases, keeping a horse on his feet for surgery is safer and more effective than general anaesthesia. Patrick Pollock FRCVS outlines what’s involved
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General anaesthesia in horses: all you need to know
The decision to put a horse under a general anaesthetic should not be taken lightly as one in every 100 healthy horses will not survive
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Pony undergoes major surgery to remove 70cm fence post *Warning: graphic video*
The surgeon said while he had seen a ‘wide range of traumatic injuries’ and removed ‘a multitude of foreign bodies’, this was a first
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Filly needed 500 stitches after walkers leave gate open
The filly was in surgery for seven hours after injuring herself on the gate. WARNING graphic images
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Why blackthorns act like poisoned arrows in horses’ legs
A common injury found in hunters, blackthorns can lead to potentially catastrophic infections — vet Karen Coumbe explains
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Equine operations: what you need to know [H&H VIP]
A horse needing a hospital stay can be an unsettling prospect. Andrea Oakes discovers the answers to some common questions
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Keyhole surgery: a world in miniature [H&H VIP]
How can advances in keyhole surgery help horses undergoing joint operations? Peter Green MRCVS finds out
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New surgery trialled to help broken ribs heal
Pioneering new surgery to help heal broken ribs is allowing riders to return to the saddle sooner
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Success for Chinese equine surgery with debut stifle operation
History was made in Chinese veterinary surgery last month when the first stifle arthroscopy (keyhole procedure) was carried out
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Surgery for soft tissue swellings
Surgical removal of soft tissue swellings, where there is no associated lameness, is difficult and traumatic
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'Miracle' operation restores blind shire foal's sight
Vets advised owner to put blind foal down at birth, but a pioneering procedure means that Mary Anne can now see
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Event rider needs emergency facial surgery after horse bite
Susanna Bordone is to receive emergency facial reconstructive surgery after being bitten on the face by her horse
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Work starts on new vet hospital at Bristol University
The new surgical facility for horses and farm animals will be unique in the region
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Zebra successfully undergoes colic surgery in America
Vets in America have successfully performed colic surgery on a two-year-old Zebra called Dante who is now recovering at Washington National Zoological Park
