Contents
Preface IX
Acknowledgements xi
1 Diseases of the Stomach 1
2 Diseases of the Small Intestine 25
3 Diseases of the Cecum 67
4 Diseases of the Largo Colon 85
5 Diseases of the Small Colon, Rectum, and Anus 121
6 Miscellaneous Colics 143
7 False Colics 175
8 Chronic and Recurrent Colic 189
9 Colic in Foals and Weanlings 195
10 Colics of Pregnancy and Peripartum Period 217
11 Pathophysiology of Intestinal Obstruction and Ischemia 243
12 Assessment of the Horse with Colic 281
13 Decision-Making and Communications 327
24 Preoperative Stabilization and Treatments 335
15 Fluid Therapy 351
16 Management of Intraabdominal Hemorrhage 379
17 Nonsurgical Treatments of Obstructive Large Intestinal Diseases 389
18 Anesthesia 411 David E. Freeman and Luisito S. Pablo