EQUINE Internal medicine

Our Expertise

The LSU Equine Internal Medicine service is led by board-certified veterinary specialists who are diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and our veterinary residents with advanced training in large animal internal medicine. We also have team of veterinary interns, technicians and clinical students who work together to provide comprehensive, advanced medical care for horses in the inpatient and outpatient hospital setting. Our faculty clinicians also have expertise in subspecialties such as gastroenterology, pulmonology, infectious disease, neurology, cardiology and endocrinology. Our faculty work closely with other specialist at LSU such as ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, radiology, neurology, oncology and clinical pathology to provide the most advanced care for your horse. This care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, including nights, weekend and holidays. Our team constantly strives to provide leading-edge and compassionate care for horses while providing you with excellent and timely service.

HOSPITAL SERVICES

Services

Gastroenterology
- Colic
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Gastric ulcers
Pulmonology, diseases of the lungs
Neonatology, disorders of foals
Endocrinology, disorders of the endocrine system
Neurology, diseases of the nervous system
Nephrology, diseases of the kidneys
Hepatology, diseases of the liver
Hematology, disorders of blood
Immunology, diseases related to the immune system
Infectious disease
Critical Intensive care
Emergency services
Genetic testing
Pain management
Performance evaluation and sports medicine
Behavioral disorders

Cardiology
Dermatology
Diagnostic Imaging – radiography, CT, MRI, nuclear scintigraphy
Integrative Medicine Services
- Acupuncture
- Cold therapy
- Therapeutic Massage
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- TENS Unit
Neurology
Oncology (cancer treatment)
Ophthalmology

Intensive Care Unit

The Large Animal Intensive Care team, consisting of trained veterinarians and veterinary technicians, is dedicated to providing the best possible care to ill and/or injured large animals.
These individuals are trained in utilizing techniques that are designed to improve each patient's quality of life.

Primary Care Services
Import/Export preparatory services
Insurance examinations
Nutrition
Preventive herd health management
- Body scoring
- Coggins Testing
- Deworming
- Health Certificates
- Micro-chipping
- Piroplasmosis testing
- Vaccinations

What to Expect

Our Large Animal Hospital has room for trailers to pull up adjacent to our barn and outpatient paddocks.
We will come out to get your horse and lead it into the barn.
Once the examination is complete, we will discuss the diagnosis and treatment options with you.