Jarred Williams

Jun 24, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Amy Brandon |Jarred Williams |Jen Davis |Emily Martin

1 INTRODUCTION Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are some of the most common ailments addressed by equine clinicians, often resulting in disruptions to the normal intestinal motility patterns, such as ileus.1, 2 Historically, the term “postoperative ileus” (POI) has been used to describe any perceived reduction in intestinal function that results in postoperative reflux, although this term is likely an oversimplification.

Mar 14, 2024 | thehorse.com | James Moore |Dipl. ACVS |Jarred Williams |Dipl. ACVS-LA

By James Moore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, and Jarred Williams, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS-LA, ACVECCIt’s a normal day. You wake up, feed the horses, go to work, come home, head to the barn. Your 16-year-old gelding stands in the pasture, head down, lethargic and dull. He didn’t finish his breakfast and has no interest in dinner. You call your veterinarian arrives, she arrives, examines the gelding, and tells you he might have colitis and appears “toxic.” What does this mean, where did it start?