Aim The aim of this study was to determine the treatments and their outcomes in horses with colic in Nairobi County, Kenya. Materials and Methods This is a retrospective study to determine the occurrence, treatments, pain management, and outcomes of colic in horses in Nairobi County. Association between pain management protocols and the outcomes of colic with regard to recovery or death was a...

A seven-month pregnant four-year-old Thoroughbred mare with colic weighing 600 kg was referred to the Jeju National University Equine Hospital. physical examination and ultrasound suggested epiploic foramen entrapment. The patient underwent ileum resection end-to-side jejunocecostomy. After surgery, horse showed a consistent pain when introduced feeding. repeat laparotomy performed enlarge stom...

Colic, defined as any abdominal pain, has resulted in the death of horses throughout recorded history. The earliest treatments may have been acupuncture. The use of drugs for treatment of associated pain and ileus has only applied recently. A definition offered in a book entitled Diseases of Livestock (1880) by a human physician states that the spasmodic colic gripes is caused by “improper food...

Background and Aim: Colic is among the common health issues in equine management. Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are most frequent causes of colic, but dysfunction other organs systems inside abdominal cavity may also contribute. Therefore, it crucial to identify risk factors for colic specific etiologies. This study aimed examine incidence, factors, best therapeutic management practices horse...

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and biochemical parameters in colic horses (n=20) with that of healthy control animals (n=10). Further, the measured parameters were also compared between survived and non-survived colic patients. Clinical parameters included were rectal temperature, respiration rate (RR), capillary refill time (CRT) and heart rate (HR). Biochemical parameters e...

BACKGROUND Crib-biting and windsucking (CBWS) behaviour in horses has been associated with increased risk of colic in general, recurrence of colic and specific forms of colic. The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of colic within a population of horses that display CBWS behaviour and to identify risk factors for colic. METHODS Owners/carers of horses in the general UK...

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Imidocarb dipropionate is the drug of choice for equine piroplasmosis but its administration causes severe colic and diarrhoea. An imidocarb protocol that reduces these effects is needed. OBJECTIVES 1) Quantification of the effects of imidocarb dipropionate on equine orocaecal transit time (OCTT), with and without atropine or glycopyrrolate premedication and 2) in...