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Equine colic Flashcards

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Severe classic case

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  • acute pain
  • flank watching
  • pawing
  • kicking belly
  • up and down
  • rolling
  • increased HR
  • decreased gut sounds
  • decreased feces
  • no appetite
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Mild classic case

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  • decreased appetite
  • lethargic
  • laying down but will get up
  • decreased manure
  • decreased GI sounds
  • mildly increased HR
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Saliva is acidic or basic

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basic ( buffer for acid )

- decreased production with decreased chewing

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Esophageal muscle

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Proximal 2/3 = striated

Distal 1/3 = smooth

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Stomach

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  • 10 L capacity
  • produces acid continuously
  • quick transit time
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Small intestine

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heals slower than large intestine

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Horses are hind gut- or fore gut- fermenters?

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Hind gut fermenters ( unlike cows who are fore gut fermenters )

fermentation in Large colon and cecum

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Medical types of colic

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  • tympanic ( gas )
  • spasmodic
  • impaction
  • poor motility ( ileum )
  • inflammatory (enteritis)
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Surgical types of colic

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  • twists ( torsion/ volvulus )
  • entrapments
  • infarctions or emboli
  • masses(intra or extra- lumens )
  • displacements
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Spasmodic/tympanic colics

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    • MOST COMMON**
  • gas distention
  • parasitism
  • any part of GIT
  • can be idiopathic, due to feed change , stress, etc
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Inflammatory colics

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  • GIT ulcer
  • Enteritis ( anterior colitis, lawsonia, idiopathic, or anaphylaxis
  • parasitism
  • peritonitis
  • adhesions
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Mass related colics

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  • intraluminal or extraluminal masses
  • enteroliths, fecaliths
  • meconium (neonates)
  • tumors
  • abscesses
  • foreign body
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Impaction ( simple obstruction ) colics

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  • Ingesta vs sand ( regional) vs parasites
  • location varies:
    ileum, pelvic flexure, cecum, small colon, stomach
  • outcomes vary depending on severity/ location
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Strangulating obstruction colics

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  • SI or LI
  • lipoma
  • mesenteric rent
  • ligament or foramen entrapment
  • volvulus, torsion
  • inguinal or umbilical hernia
  • intussusception
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Nonstrangulating obstruction colics

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  • SI or LI
  • large colon displacements
  • LC impactions
  • LC masses
  • congenital abnormalities ( or strangulating )
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Non-GIT causes of colic

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  • liver disease
  • repro tract disease
  • urinary tract disease
  • diaphragmatic hernia
  • hemoabdomen
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Predisposed to fecaliths

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Miniature horses

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Predisposed to enteroliths

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Arabians

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Cribbing is associated with what types of colics

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  • gas colic

- epiploic foramen entrapment

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Predisposed to large colon torsions

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Broodmares

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Predisposed to gastric ulcers

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performance horses

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Eating Bermuda grass hay predisposes horses to what type of colic

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ileal impaction

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Eating high concentrate diets predisposes horses to what type of colic

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gastric or colonic ulceration

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Eating alfalfa hay in the west coast predisposes horses to what type of colic

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who's more likely to colic? Horses on pastures 24/7 or stalled horses?
stalled horses
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Strangulating lipomas are more common in horses that are :
older and obese
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Buscapan
- anticholinergic | - falsely increases HR
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Distended large bowel feels like
tight toenail band
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Distended small bowel feels like
Bicycle tires
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Normal Nasogastric reflux
- less than 1 L - pleasant smelling - watery reflux
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Abnormal NG reflux
- foul smelling gas and/ or - greater than 2 L of malodorous, yellow or red liquid/feed
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When not to give fluids by NG tube
- > 2 L reflux | - concerned about obstruction or ileus
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Severe neutropenia
think rupture or severe toxemia
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increased GGT with what colic
Right dorsal displacement of the large colon
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Important characteristics of abdominocentesis fluid
- Normal fluid = pale yellow - foul fluid = GI rupture - serosanguinous color = most rapid indicator of needed Sx - patient needs referral if - the fluid is turbid with high total solids - high lactate - high cell count
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location of abdominocentesis
one hand with behind sternum and one hand with to the right - to avoid the spleen
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Evidence of medical colic
- diarrhea or colitis (diarrhea, increased GI sounds, neutropenia) - anterior enteritis (reddish-brown NG reflux) - fever - high fibrinogen - impaction palpated - mild pain
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Evidence of Surgical colic
- *** PAIN *** ( non responsive to appropriate analgesia - rectal - abnormal, severe distension - NG intubation - copious reflux - markedly increased lactate - abdominocentesis fluid = serosanguinous , markedly increased lactate levels
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Medical treatment/ pre-meds for Sx tx :
- analgesics (alpha 2 agonists), (partial mu antagonist opioid), (NSAIDs) - Spasmolytics ( Buscopan ) - CRIs ( lidocaine, detomidine )
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enteral fluid components ( given only if < 2 L NG reflux)
- MgSO4 = osmotic - mineral oil ( lubricate ingest ) - dioctyl sodium succinate (surfactant to reduce gas bubbles) - psyllium and mineral oil ( for sand )
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Colloids MUST be followed with what within 1 hour
crystalloids
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Therapies used during medical management of colic
- repeated NG decompression - trocarization - withhold feed ( reintroduce slowly after colic is gone, pain meds wore off, and horse is passing manure
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Prognosis ( large colon displacement )
excellent usually
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Prognosis ( large colon torsion)
guarded , worsens with duration
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Prognosis (small intestinal lesions)
guarded, depending on degree of bowel damage
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complications of colic
- surgical anesthesia - related - incisional infections - post op ileus - peritonitis ( fibrin on necropsy ) - repeat colic/ adhesions - laminitis - jugular vein thrombosis - pneumonia
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Tx of left dorsal displacement of the colon ( some )
- phenylephrine | - lunging
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Lawsonia intracellularis causes :
- proliferative enteropathy CS - lethargy, inappetence, intermittent diarrhea, weight loss, ventral edema due to marked hypoproteinemia
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MC age horses get Lawsonia intracellularis :
foals 4 - 6 months of age - can affect foals from 3- 12 months old though
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Treatment of Lawsonia intracellularis
Tetracyclines
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