Practical Guide to Equine Colic

THE EDITORLouise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania.

• 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

“I would suggest that this book and its online resources serve as an excellent learning tool for all those students and practitioners interested in equine colic.”  (Veterinary Record, 16 March 2013)