Practical Guide to Equine Colic

Contributors ix Preface xi Overview of Practical Guide to Equine Colic xii 1 Patient Signalment and History 1 Louise L. Southwood 2 Physical Examination 12 Louise L. Southwood 3 Abdominal Palpation per Rectum 22 Louise L. Southwood and Joanne Fehr 4 Nasogastric Intubation 38 Joanne Fehr 5 Management of Mild Colic 45 Sarah Dukti 6 Analgesia 51 Luiz C. Santos and Louise L. Southwood 7 Enteral Fluid Therapy 62 Jennifer A. Brown and Samantha K. Hart 8 Referral of the Horse with Colic 71 Louise L. Southwood and Joanne Fehr 9 Clinical Laboratory Data 78 Raquel M. Walton 10 Abdominocentesis and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis 87 Raquel M. Walton and Louise L. Southwood 11 Intravenous Catheterization and Fluid Therapy 99 Louise L. Southwood 12 Abdominal Sonographic Evaluation 116 JoAnn Slack 13 Abdominal Radiographic Examination 149 Sarah M. Puchalski 14 Trocharization 160 Joanne Fehr 15 Medical versus Surgical Treatment of the Horse with Colic 164 Louise L. Southwood 16 Colic Surgery 173 Kira L. Epstein and Joanne Fehr 17 Specific Causes of Colic 204 Eileen S. Hackett 18 Postoperative Patient Care 230 Samantha K. Hart 19 Postoperative Complications 244 Diana M. Hassel 20 Biosecurity 262 Helen W. Aceto 21 Special Considerations 278 Louise L. Southwood 22 Long-term Recovery and Prevention 292 Louise L. Southwood 23 Nutrition 301 Brett S. Tennent-Brown, Kira L. Epstein, and Sarah L. Ralston 24 Gastrointestinal Parasitology and Anthelmintics 316 Louise L. Southwood Appendix A Clinical Scenarios 325 Appendix B Drug Dosages used in the Equine Colic Patient 330 Appendix C Normal Ranges for Hematology and Plasma Chemistry and Conversion Table for Units 339 Index 343