1: Intro Flashcards
How common is cruciate disease in horses?
Not
What is usually removed in a spay?
Ovaries only
When do you take pre-anaesthetic bloods?
Not if healthy with normal TPR
What’s the problem with operating on a PPID horse?
Delayed wound healing and infection, limits drug choices
What’s the problem with operating on a EMS horse?
Drug choices limited
Why must you check URT and LRT before anaesthesia?
GA and recumbency compromises LRT
What must the surgery table be like?
Well padded
How do you intubate a horse?
Blind, sometimes endoscope guided
What can happen to C-V system during surgery?
Vulnerable to hypotension
When can you groom and bathe the horse before surgeyr?
The day before
Why don’t you clip the surgery site the day before?
Microtrauma
What do you feed the morning of surgery?
Don’t feed concentrates, may or may not feed hay
Why do you remove shoes before surgery?
To prevent self-trauma
What happens to some horses when given chlorhexidine?
Oedema and erythema
What is mortality in a healthy horse?
1-0.04%
What is the usual cause of mortaliy?
Traumatic long bone fracture
Which recoveries are only done in USA?
Pool
What is the advantage of rope-assisted recovery?
More controlled, but harder
Which drugs are given in an epidural?
Local with or without alpha-2
What can be a complication of an epidural?
Hindlimb paralysis
How do you treat reduced intestinal motility following anaesthesia?
Don’t feed, intubate, give electrolytes, give laxatives
What are symptoms of myopathy following anaesthesia?
Lame, swollen painful muscles, pigmenturia
What does radial neuropathy look like?
Can’t extend carpus
What does facial neuropathy look like?
Flaccid paralysis
