Equine diseases

EQUINE DISEASES

COLIC• Signs:

– Lying down more than usual– Getting up and lying down repeatedly– Standing stretched out– Standing frequently as if to urinate– Turning the head towards the flank– Repeatedly curling the upper lip– Pawing at the ground– Kicking at the abdomen– Excessive rolling

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• Tx and Management• Pass a nasogastric tube to relieve pain and check the stomach’s content

• Check pH to know if there is reflux

• Administer pain medication (xylazine)• Severe pain that is not responsive to analgesic therapy is generally an

indication for surgery.

COLIC

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• Surgery? * History * Reflux * Rectal exam * Pain/response to analgesia * Heart rate

• Tx and Management• Evaluate cardiovascular status• Rectal palpation• Evaluate cardiovascular status• Fluid therapy

PBZ may cause right dorsal colitis NSAIDs decrease blood flow to the colon, especially the right dorsal colon.

For right dorsal displacement of the large colon The best treatment is surgical correction.

Avoid the use of corticosteroids in the treatment of colic.

LAMINITIS

• Presentation/history, • Differential diagnoses,• Test(s) of choice,• Therapy,• Prognosis/prevention.

NAVICULAR DISEASE

FAILURE OF PASSIVE TRANSFER

UPPER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES

LOWER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES

RESPIRATORY BACTERIA

TOXICITIES

NEONATAL ISOERYTHROLISIS

NASAL DISCHARGE/EPISTAXIS

EXCERSICE INTOLERANCE/NOISY RESPIRATION

STRANGLES• Etiology: Streptococcus equi equi

• Signs:– Fever– Mucopurulent nasal discharge – Abscessation and external drainage of lymph nodes

• Test of choice: nasopharyngeal swab cultures

• Tx and Prevention– Supportive – Drainage and flushing of abscesses– Postpone antibiotic therapy until after abscesses have

begun to drain– Very ill horses should receive penicillin immediately– Vaccines are available– Isolate infected animals

• Sick horses continue to shed bacteria for about a month after clinical recovery

• 3 negative nasopharyngeal swab cultures taken 2 weeks apart before animals can be released from quarantine

Corneal Ulcer