The use of a laparoscopic suction-irrigation device in 2 standing horses for lavage of the abdomen for the treatment of primary suppurative peritonitis is reported. Two horses were presented with a 1- to 2-week history of weight loss. Abdominocentesis revealed highly elevated total nucleated cell...

Three horses is presented the Veterinary Hospital Rancho Belo Vista, Serra City, Espirito Santo, Brazil due to an accident report during reproductive management in different properties. Blood loss and loss of continuity of the rectal mucosa were reported by the technicians in all cases. The horses...

Equine medicine represents a relevant field of veterinary science and the horse industry generates a significant economic impact. Horses can be involved in different sport disciplines, meat production, work and recreational purposes. Horses are also important for human health as they can be used as ...

A 72-hour-old Arabian filly was presented with respiratory distress and abdominal distension. Diagnostic ultrasound identified free peritoneal fluid and a collapsed bladder leading to a diagnosis of uroperitoneum. Electrolyte abnormalities of K⁺, Na⁺, and Cl^-; hypovolemia; high blood urea nitrogen; ...

The quality of evidence in equids is insufficient to direct clinical practice aside from the following: The use of antiseptic solution to lavage the abdomen causes inflammation and is detrimental to the patient. For peritonitis caused by Actinobacillus equuli, treatment with antibiotics alone may...

This issue contains topics on foodborne and waterborne transmission of cryptosporidiosis; Anisakiasis and Anisakis; plasma histidine concentrations as a specific biomarker for intestinal mucosal damage in calves with cryptosporidiosis; effect of recumbency and body condition score on open-lung...

Reasons for performing study: Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are the first line of defence against pathogens in the lungs of all mammalian species and thus may constitute appropriate therapeutic target cells in the treatment and prevention of opportunistic airway infections. Therefore, acquiring a...

During parturition at her second foal, a seven-year-old Thoroughbred mare suffered a rupture at the urinary bladder A few hours after birth the more showed colic symptoms, which initially did not allow any conclusion about the cause. In an equine hospital, on uroperitoneum was diagnosed by...

This report details a case of iatrogenic bladder rupture in a gelding that was successfully treated with conservative management. Rupture occurred at the time of attempted cystoscopy, whilst the bladder was being insufflated with air for further investigation of stranguria and suspected...

Factors associated with the outcome of peritonitis in horses are seldom described. The objectives of this study were to determine the common clinical signs and clinicopathologic findings and to reveal prognostic factors associated with the outcome of peritonitis in equine patients. Data were...