Manitoba vet clinic installed an MRI and CT scanner for horses [Video]

A Manitoba veterinary clinic has two new ways of figuring out what’s causing a horse to be lame.

Dr. Chris Bell, owner of Elder’s Equine west of Winnipeg, installed an MRI and a CT scanner a few weeks ago. Both are designed to image a horse’s lower leg, the most common spot for injury.

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“The whole, ‘Horse broke its leg, I have to put it down,’ is really a very antiquated idea around what we can do in equine medicine,” he said.

“Now, we have horses that we repair fractures on, and they go on to live very healthy and fruitful lives.”

Bell said the demand is growing for MRI and CT scanning in equine medicine because it takes out the guesswork. It also helps the owner by saving time and money on ineffective treatments.

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