Colic In Horses a Common Digestive Disorder
Colic in horses is an exceptionally normal issue of their stomach related framework.
The term colic, the fundamental definition implies abdominal pain, however in horses is utilized to characterize severe abdominal distress portrayed by moving, pawing, and sometimes of powerlessness to poop.
Pulse
- mild: 40-60
- moderate: 60-80
- severe: over 80
Respiratory rate
- mild: 20-30
- moderate: 30-40
- severe: over 40
Temperature
- mild: 99-100.5 F
- moderate: 99-100.5
- severe: under 99/over 100.5
Gum shading
- mild: pale pink
- moderate: pale pink
- severe: pale blue or purple
CRT (Capillary refill time)
- mild: 1-2 seconds
- moderate: 2-4 seconds
- severe: over 5 seconds
Gut sounds
- mild: ordinary or expanded
- moderate: diminished recurrence
- severe: missing
Dung
- mild: ordinary
- moderate: little wads of defecation
- severe: no dung/lose bowels
Gases
- mild: present
- moderate: missing
- severe: missing
Level of pain
- mild: looking at the belly, extending, pawing, perspiring, lifting the rear legs
- moderate: looking at the belly, extending, pawing, perspiring, lifting the rear legs, attempting to move on the ground
- severe: looking at the belly, extending, pawing, perspiring, lifting the rear legs, attempting to move on the ground, wild endeavors to roll and whip
