Objective: To investigate postoperative hemoperitoneum in a population of horses that had surgery for colic. Study design Retrospective case series. Animals: Horses (n=23). Methods: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative information was obtained from medical records (1985-2012) of horses...

This report describes a case of sudden death of a pregnant miniature mare due to an acute ovarian hemorrhage leading to fatal hemoperitoneum. The miniature horse was a 12-year-old female, 60 days pregnant, with a body condition score of 7 (1-9), with a history of obesity and laminitis. Necropsy...

Splenic trauma as a sequela to rib fracture is a recognised cause of haemoperitoneum in the horse. Although surgical repair to those areas damaged is advocated as the treatment of choice, information pertaining to the simultaneous repair of such sites is lacking. Additionally, the hypovolaemic case ...

Hemoperitoneum is the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity, and it is rarely reported in equines. This is a case report of a stallion, 6 years old, Quarter Horse, presenting recurrent edema in scrotum, abdominal distension, and changes in pulmonary auscultation. Physical exam showed low body...

Testicular trauma is a commonly reported consequence of injury to the scrotum in humans and horses. In the majority of cases in stallions, injury is caused by a kick from a mare during mating. This case report describes a traumatically induced unilateral testicular rupture in a stallion associated...

Three horses presenting with colic signs to the Equine Referral Hospital at The Royal Veterinary College underwent general anaesthesia between September 2013 and November 2017 for emergency exploratory laparotomy. No obvious cause for the colic signs was identified in two horses, while a ...

This report describes two cases of successful surgical management of granulosa cell tumours (GCT) in mares presenting with haemoperitoneum (HP). Controlled abdominal drainage was initially attempted in Case 1 but was not successful. A ventral midline exploratory laparotomy allowed removal of a...

Equine uveitis is a common eye disease that affect horses from different breeds, ages, and genders. Uveitis has been described as inflammation of the uvea secondary immunomediated processes or eye trauma. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common tumor that can affect the equine kidneys. The...

A 17-year-old, 550-kg, neutered male Oldenburger horse was referred for an exploratory coeliotomy after acute collapse, profuse sweating and abdominal pain refractory to conventional analgesics. Clinical evaluation was only possible under sedation and revealed pale mucous membranes, tachypnoea,...

Background: Interpreting changes in peritoneal fluid helps clinicians manage colic and other diseases in horses. During abdominal problems in the horse, abdominal fluid characteristics such as color, turbidity, total nucleated and red blood cell counts, cytology, total protein, and l-lactate change ...