Colic: First Things First
Joan Norton, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM
August 14, 2015
Here are the steps to take and information to gather when faced with a colicking horse.
Here are the steps to take and information to gather when faced with a colicking horse.
Researchers found that 69% and 54% of polo ponies examined had glandular and squamous ulcers, respectively.
Learn how vets use a technique called FLASH, a targeted abdominal ultrasound examination, to diagnose colic.
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Reported diseases include equine herpesvirus, strangles, equine viral arteritis, contagious equine metritis, and more
Ulcers were more prevalent in domestic horses than feral ones, but the latter group wasn’t immune to these lesions.
Researchers found that 34% of jumping horses examined had both squamous and glandular ulcers.
While vets have made progress in improving colic surgery in the past 40 years, there are still improvements to be made.
Dull coat? Cinchy? Thin? Your horse might be one of the 50-90% suffering from gastric ulcers. Get your gastric ulcer questions answered during our live Q&A event.
Misoprostol, which can cause abortion in humans, is used to prevent or treat right dorsal colitis in horses.
About 90% of performance horses and 25 to 50% of foals have ulcers. Here’s what to watch for and how to prevent them.
Studies indicate that some ulcer products contain a wide range of omperazole, from as little as 27% to as much as 126%.
In the researchers’ clinic colic incidence among each group of patients was not significantly different.
A filly goes to the trainer and ends up sick and with ulcers. Will they return when she goes back into training?
Using a new test, researchers determined that bloodworms are associated with nonstrangulating intestinal infarctions.
Renal (kidney) disease and acute kidney injury with other disease processes can increase morbidity and mortality.
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