Colic Flashcards
Colic
Abdominal pain
What is the #1 predisposing factor for colic?
Management
What causes ileal impaction?
Coastal bermuda
How much does a normal horse drink in a day?
5-10 gallons
How do you encourage a horse to drink?
ass gatorade, molasses or salt to the water to encourage drinking
How many piles of manure are normal in a horse?
8-11 piles
Most common places for impaction?
Pelvic flexure Right dorsal colon Transverse colon small colon Gastric impaction
How do you diagnose Sand impactions?
Auscultation
Fecal float/sink
Abdominocentesis - sand
Where do you commonly find sand impaction?
Right dorsal colon
Medical treatment of colonic impactions
Fluid therapy
Surgical treatment of colonic impactions
Pelvic flexure enterotomy
What is the treatment for verminous arteritis?
Anthelmintic/ivermectin
Where do you find anoplocephala perfoliata?
Ileocecal junction
What do Anoplocephala perfoliata cause?
Ileocecal intussusception
Where do you find Enteroliths/Bezoars?
Transverse colon
Strangulating lesions
Lipoma
Volvulus/torsion of large colon
Epiploic foramen entrapment
Mesenteric volvulus
Treatment of Lipoma
Exploratory celiotomy
Boundaries for Epiploic foramen entrapment
Caudate process of the liver
Portal vein
Gastropancreatic fold
Predisposing factors of Epiploic foramen entrapment
Cribbing
Treatment of Epiploic foramen entrapment
Manual reduction
Complication of Epiploic foramen entrapment
Portal vein tear
Where is Volvulus/torsion common?
Large colon
Risk factors of large colon torsion
Post parturient mare
diet change
recent access to lush pasture
What is the first thing to do after the PE for colic?
NG tube placement
What drugs can you use for relaxation of the rectum?
Lidocaine
Buscopan
What can be palpated in the middle abdomen?
Aorta
Inguinal rings
Small colon
What can be palpated in the right abdomen?
Cecum
Colon
R ovary
What can be palpated in the left abdomen?
left kidney
Spleen
Left ovary
Complications of NG intubation
Iatrogenic epistaxis
Tube in trachea
What should you never do if reflux is present?
give medication through the tube