Equine Colic Surgery

Equine colic surgery is the major abdominal operation performed on horses when colic, a clinical symptom of abdominal pain that can arise from a variety of gastrointestinal and other causes, proves severe enough to threaten life without surgical treatment. Colic is the leading cause of premature death among domesticated horses, affecting an estimated four to ten percent of horses at some point in their lives, and colic surgery is an expensive, major procedure that typically requires intensive aftercare.