Age is just a number
MEET THE EXPERT
KAROLINA KALKA MRCVS is an equine vet at Seadown Veterinary Services. She graduated from the University of Life Sciences in Poland in 2016 and went on to work in equine orthopaedics and oncology at the Animal Health Trust. Her areas of interest are equine orthopaedics, orthopaedic surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology and all kind of emergencies. seadownvets.co.uk
“Age does not need to define the ability of an older horse or pony to recover from even very serious conditions”
Karolina Kalka MRCVS
IT’S NEVER EASY to respond to an urgent call to any horse, let alone to a treasured and much-loved family horse or pony with life-threatening health problems. As with humans and modern medicine, the lifespan of equines has increased with the progress in veterinary medicine. There have been many drug advances and recently much more focus has been put on geriatric medicine in horses.
It’s not just the need to conduct more frequent dental check-ups or manage Cushing’s disease. As vets
