Transcript Equine Colic

Understanding Colic in Horses
Unit 5, Lesson 8 Animal Science
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Facts About Equine Colic
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Equine means horse
One of the most dangerous medical problem
One out of every ten horses colic each year
Number one killer of horses
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What Is Colic?
• Not a disease
• General term
indicating abdominal
pain
• In the digestive system
• Every case should be
taken seriously
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Organs Involved in Colic
A. The horse’s small,
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one compartment
stomach
Small intestine
Cecum
Colon
Small colon
Rectum
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Causes
• Horses with a
• Environmental or
history of colic are
feeding change
6 times more likely
to have colic again
• Previous abdominal • Stress of horse
surgery are 5 times
as likely
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Symptoms
• Mild pain
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Pawing the ground
Sweating
Looking at the belly
Restlessness
Lack of appetite
Stamping the hind feet
Lying down
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More Symptoms
• Severe pain
• Violently pawing
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ground
Appear bloated
Muscle straining
Kick violently
Sweat a lot
Lie down and get up
frequently
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Symptoms Cont.
• Sit on haunches like a dog
• Roll or lie on their backs
• Have below normal temperature-because of
stock setting in
• Increase respiration rate
• Elevated heart rate
• Few or no gut sounds
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Prevention
• Have a daily routine including feeding
and exercise schedules and stick to it
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Equine Colic
Student Note Outline
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Facts About Equine Colic
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What Is Colic?
• Not a____________
• General term
indicating
__________ pain
• In the digestive system
• Every case should be
taken_____________
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Organs Involved in Colic
A. The horse’s small,
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
one compartment
stomach
Small intestine
Cecum
Colon
Small colon
Rectum
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Causes
• Horses with a
• ___________or
history of colic are
_____________
____times more
change
likely to have colic
again
• Previous abdominal • _________of horse
surgery are __times
as likely
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Symptoms
• Mild pain
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_______the ground
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Looking at the belly
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Lack of___________
Stamping the
________ feet
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More Symptoms
• Severe pain
• Violently pawing
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ground
Appear___________
Muscle straining
Kick____________
Sweat a lot
________and get
up_______________
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Symptoms Cont.
• _________on haunches like a dog
• Roll or _________on their backs
• Have below normal temperature-because of
stock setting in
• Increase _______________rate
• Elevated ______________rate
• ______________or no gut sounds
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Prevention
• Have a ________________including
feeding and exercise schedules and stick
to it
• Have a regular vaccination/warming
schedule
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