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Equine Colic 1 Flashcards

1
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What causes colic signs?

A 
#1 STRETCH!
2) Inflammation
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2
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How many horses will colic per year?

A

3-10 out of 100

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3
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What type of grass is associated with ileal impactions?

A

Brome Hay Grass

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4
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How often do horses poop?

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6-9 times per day

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5
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What are Miniature Horses predisposed to that can cause colic?

A

FECALITH!

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6
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What breeds are more likely to colic?

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Arabians, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds

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7
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Why are stallions prone to colic?

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They can get INGUINAL HERNIAS

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8
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What kind of colic are Post-Foaling Mares prone to?

A

colon torsion

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9
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What do you suspect if a > 15 yr. old horse is colicking?

A

Strangulating Lipoma.. takes time to develop and seen most often in older horses

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10
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What would a weanling colicking make you think?

A

ascarid impaction

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11
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What would a yearling colicking make you think?

A

Intussusception

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12
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What could cause a neonate to colic?

A

Meconium impaction

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13
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Regional colic: Enteroliths

A

California – so Radiograph abdomen to look

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14
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Regional colic: Sand Colic

A

Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, Deleware

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15
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Regional colic: Ileal impaction

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Southeast US – Brome Grass Hay

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16
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Regional colic: proximal enteritis

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Southeast US

17
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Categories of colic

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1) Non-strangulating obstruction
2) Strangulating obstruction
3) Non-strangulating infarction

18
Q

What type of colic is the only that can be treated on the farm?

A

Non-strangulating obstruction

19
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What can cause a non-strangulating infarction?

A

Strongylus vulgaris in the cranial mesenteric artery

20
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Normal adult horse heart rate

21
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Normal foal heart rate

A

100-120 bpm

22
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How can you tell if horse is in shock with NSAIDs?

A

Pain + Shock => Tachycardia will persist

Pain alone => Tachycardia will subside with NSAIDs

23
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What do injected MM mean?

24
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What are signs of shock in a horse?

A

injected MM, cold extremeties, weak peripheral pulses, tachycardia

25
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What does hearing no gut sounds mean?

A

FUCK! Gut motility is shut down, could be strangulating lesion or infarction

26
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Does hypothermia mean anything in horses?

A

No, it’s super rare that it means anything.

27
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What is normal horse temperature?

A

99-101 bpm

28
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What is normal RR for a horse?

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