Handbook of equine colic / N.A. Whited II and G.B. Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, N. A. (Nathaniel A.)

Contributor:

Edwards, Barrie (Gwilym Barrie)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colic in horses.

Physical Description:

viii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.

Contents:

1 Definition and causes of colic / N. A. White 1

Incidence and mortality 1

Risk factors for colic 1

Classification of colic 3

Causes of colic 4

2 Examination of the horse / G. B. Edwards 8

Physical examination 9

Laboratory examinations 31

Ancillary examinations 33

Summary of possible causes of colic 35

The decision for surgery 35

3 Medical treatments / N. A. White 41

Analgesia 41

Hydration 47

Endotoxic shock 48

Modulation of intestinal motility 53

Feeding 57

4 Management of specific diseases / G. B. Edwards 62

Ileus/spasmodic colic 62

Small intestine 62

Large intestine 71

Small colon 83

Peritonitis 86

Anterior enteritis 90

Colitis 93

Gastrointestinal ulcers 99

5 Prognosticating the equine acute abdomen / N. A. White 108

Chances of immediate survival 108

Prognosis for short- and long-term survival 113

6 Husbandry and prevention / G. B. Edwards 116

Diet and management 116

Parasites 119

Colic risk factors 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0750635878

OCLC:

187475941