Practical Guide to Equine Colic

Practical Guide to Equine Colic takes a step-by-step clinical approach to the medical management of this common condition. Covering colic management and treatment from the veterinarian s first involvement through referral, surgical intervention, and long-term recovery, the book offers practical advice on managing a colic case. Designed for easy navigation, chapters are brief and fully cross-referenced, allowing the reader to quickly find and apply information in the practice setting. The book incorporates key points, checklists, clinical tips, step-by-step illustrations, and case examples, emphasizing clinically relevant information throughout and referencing the most applicable and up-to-date literature. A companion website offers clinical cases, quizzes, and videos at wiley.com/go/southwood. Practical Guide to Equine Colic is an ideal resource for daily use in treating horses with colic, appealing to students, equine practitioners, and specialists alike.

Practical Guide to Equine Colic takes a step-by-stepclinical approach to the medical management of this commoncondition. Covering colic management and treatment from theveterinarian's first involvement through referral, surgicalintervention, and long-term recovery, the book offers practicaladvice on managing a colic case. Designed for easy navigationchapters are brief and fully cross-referenced, allowing the readerto quickly find and apply information in the practice setting.The book incorporates key points, checklists, clinical tipsstep-by-step illustrations, and case examples, emphasizingclinically relevant information throughout and referencing the mostapplicable and up-to-date literature. A companion website offersclinical cases, quizzes, and videos at href="wiley.com/go/southwood">wiley.com/go/southwood.Practical Guide to Equine Colic is an ideal resource fordaily use in treating horses with colic, appealing to studentsequine practitioners, and specialists alike.

Contributors ixPreface xiOverview of Practical Guide to Equine Colic xii1 Patient Signalment and History 1Louise L. Southwood2 Physical Examination 12Louise L. Southwood3 Abdominal Palpation per Rectum 22Louise L. Southwood and Joanne Fehr4 Nasogastric Intubation 38Joanne Fehr5 Management of Mild Colic 45Sarah Dukti6 Analgesia 51Luiz C. Santos and Louise L. Southwood7 Enteral Fluid Therapy 62Jennifer A. Brown and Samantha K. Hart8 Referral of the Horse with Colic 71Louise L. Southwood and Joanne Fehr9 Clinical Laboratory Data 78Raquel M. Walton10 Abdominocentesis and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis 87Raquel M. Walton and Louise L. Southwood11 Intravenous Catheterization and Fluid Therapy 99Louise L. Southwood12 Abdominal Sonographic Evaluation 116JoAnn Slack13 Abdominal Radiographic Examination 149Sarah M. Puchalski14 Trocharization 160Joanne Fehr15 Medical versus Surgical Treatment of the Horse with Colic 164Louise L. Southwood16 Colic Surgery 173Kira L. Epstein and Joanne Fehr17 Specific Causes of Colic 204Eileen S. Hackett18 Postoperative Patient Care 230Samantha K. Hart19 Postoperative Complications 244Diana M. Hassel20 Biosecurity 262Helen W. Aceto21 Special Considerations 278Louise L. Southwood22 Long-term Recovery and Prevention 292Louise L. Southwood23 Nutrition 301Brett S. Tennent-Brown, Kira L. Epstein, and Sarah L. Ralston24 Gastrointestinal Parasitology and Anthelmintics 316Louise L. SouthwoodAppendix A Clinical Scenarios 325Appendix B Drug Dosages used in the Equine Colic Patient 330Appendix C Normal Ranges for Hematology and Plasma Chemistry and Conversion Table for Units 339Index 343