Equine Health Update Issue 2 Volume 19 | Page 12

EQUINE | Abstracts

EQUINE | Abstracts

ANIMALS : 24 client-owned horses with unilateral mandibular fractures METHODS : Medical records ( January 2000-January 2014 ) of horses with unilateral mandibular ramus fractures were retrieved . Only conservatively managed horses with follow-up information were included . Follow-up information on clinical outcome was retrieved from the medical records ( n = 11 ) or obtained by telephone interviews with the owners or trainers ( n = 13 ).
RESULTS : Twenty-three horses ( 96 %) returned to their previous or intended use and had no clinically evident masticatory or fracture healing-related problems at the time of follow-up . The owner of 1 horse ( 4 %) reported it had tooth loosening , feed impaction , and masticatory problems .
CONCLUSION : Conservative management of unilateral fractures of the mandibular rami is a treatment a treatment option in horses . ______________________________________________
Vet Surg . 2017 Apr 29 . Laparoscopic evaluation of the small intestine in the standing horse : Technique and effects . Jones ARE , Ragle CA , Anderson D , Scott C .
Abstract
OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the feasibility and clinical outcomes after laparoscopic evaluation of the small intestines via laparoscopy .
STUDY DESIGN : Prospective pilot study .
ANIMALS : Healthy adult horses ( n = 5 ).
METHODS : Horses were restrained in standing stocks and received an infusion of detomidine . One port was placed in the left last intercostal space and 3 ports were placed in the right paralumbar fossa . The small intestine was run with atraumatic laparoscopic grasping forceps , from the duodenocolic plica to the ileocecal plica . Postoperative pain was scored every 4 hours for the first 48 hours . Horses were monitored via physical examinations for 2 weeks . Second look laparoscopy was repeated at 2 weeks , to run the small intestine and assess iatrogenic changes . An exploratory celiotomy was performed in 2 horses , 2 months later and long-term follow-up was recorded in 3 horses .
RESULTS : Laparoscopic evaluation of the entire small intestine was successfully completed twice in every horse . This evaluation lasted 39 ± 21.2 minutes ( mean ± SD ), while total surgery time was 73 ± 34.1 minutes . Postoperative physical examinations remained normal in all horses , and pain scores were scored as mild . The only abnormalities at second look laparoscopy consisted of multifocal petechiae and ecchymoses in all horses , resolved by 2 months in the 2 horses explored via celiotomy . Three horses with long-term follow-up were healthy 8 months after the study .
CONCLUSION : Running the small intestine laparoscopically is a feasible procedure in standing normal horses , and does not cause significant discomfort nor complications . ______________________________________________
Vet Radiol Ultrasound . 2016 Mar-Apr ; ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INJECTIONS IN HORSES WITH CRANIOVENTRAL DISTENSION OF THE COXOFEMORAL JOINT CAPSULE : FEASIBILITY FOR A CRANIOVENTRAL APPROACH . Whitcomb MB , Vaughan B , Katzman S , Hersman J .
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