Encompasses any disease or abnormality of the internal systems, for example - the airway, heart, intestines, liver, kidneys and circulatory system.

Our purpose-built intensive care unit allows rapid assessment and stabilisation of even the sickest patient, which is also designed to accommodate mares and foals. All intensive care boxes are fitted with the capacity for continuous IV fluid administration, in conjunction with around the clock monitoring of critical care patients.

Our separate isolation intensive care facility allows us to safely manage potentially infectious patients without risk to the general hospital population.

Our internal medicine specialists have extensive experience in a wide range of upper gastrointestinal tract conditions, including gastric ulceration, impaction and other abnormalities of the stomach. Our specialists have access to the latest video endoscopic equipment to allow thorough examination of all areas of the stomach, including the pylorus and proximal duodenum.

REC Equine Specialists medicine experts routinely manage a wide range of heart diseases in the horse. Through the use of the best available ultrasound and ECG (electrocardiograph) equipment our specialists are able to diagnose and treat a wide range of these cardiac conditions such as heart valve disease and arrhythmias.

Our internal medicine specialists diagnose a variety of neurological disorders. We routinely undertake radiographic and CT myelograms under general anaesthesia to document spinal cord compression. This may be associated with cervical vertebral malformation or “wobbler” syndrome, this condition is a relatively common cause of ataxia (poor coordination and loss of controlled body movement). Less commonly radiographic and/or CT examination may identify vertebral fractures and/or arthritis.