Equine colic by connor delaney https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb All you need to know about colic en-us 2021-01-10 20:40:11 UTC 2023-03-29 21:31:36 UTC hello@padlet.com connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072102957 Task one - Equine health - revision task]]> 2021-01-10 20:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072102957 Task two- why horses get colic connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072114144 2021-01-10 20:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072114144 Types of colic connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072118219 1. Twisted gut
2.Spasmodic
3. Impaction
4.Gas
5.Sand
6.Displacement

]]> 2021-01-10 20:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072118219 Research signs and treatments for your type of colic. connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072119011 Group 1 Mia, Bea,Beth and Eloise
Group 2- Emily, Charlotte H, Julia, Fern
Group 3- Oakley, Roxy, Jess, Kiera
Group 4-Sasha, Charlotte A, Tia,
Group 5 - Josie, Sofia, Katie W, Abi
Group 6- Katie, Rhiann, Jasmine]]> 2021-01-10 20:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072119011 CAUSES connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072137102 - Worms
- Diet 
- Dental 
- Roughage quality 
-Concentrate feed 
-Pasture access 
-Exercise
-Cribbing 
-Transport 
-Post pregnancy ]]> 2021-01-10 21:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072137102 What treatments are available? connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072141486 2021-01-10 21:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072141486 Create an acronym to help people remember what do when a horse colic's connordelaney1991 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072144207 2021-01-10 21:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1072144207 impaction collic https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073308124 Causes:
change in management such as stabling a horse that was previously out at grass, dehydration, greedy horses which gorg on hay, eating a straw bed, grazing on sandy soil, dental issues, lack of fresh water, tapeworm infestation.
Symptoms: 
pawing at ground, kicking at belly, flank watching, rolling, sweating.
Treatment: 
rectal examination, withhold food to stop further build up, walking in hand to stimulate gut mobility, pain relief to control the discomfort. laxatives
prvention:
feed little and often, soak hay, dampen hard feeds, fresh water also avalable possibly add apple juice to encourgae drinking, add a salt lick, no sudden changes in routine, stable on non edible bedding
 

]]> 2021-01-11 09:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073308124 twisted gut colic m1knapp https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073309717 cause : triggered by the intestinal tract not being well anchored inside the the abdominal cavity which means that the large colon may float out of position and become twisted
symptoms 
signs of shock
pawing at the ground
absence of gut sounds
pulse rate rises into the 60s
dehydration
obvious continuous and severe pain 
treatment
most cases can be resolved in the field , however, when it becomes apparent that quick response is needed to prevent extensive damage to the horses system or death then surgery may be required ]]> 2021-01-11 09:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073309717 https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073312067 Impaction 
Cannot poop or struggles 

]]> 2021-01-11 09:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073312067 spasmodic colic https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073315615 most common type
occurs when the bowel is contracting in an abnormal manner
Causes: 
rich diet fed infrequently
sudden change to rich grass
signs:
pawing,rolling,bloat]]> 2021-01-11 09:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073315615 Sand Colic https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073318940 cause: high amounts of sand and mud ingested
horses ingest sand/mud to get iron, calcium, and sodium out of it (if they have deficiencies) 
signs: frequently getting up and down, dry and/or slime coated stools, kicking at belly, not eating treatment: psyllium husks, nasogastric tube to administer magnesium sulfate (acts as a laxative) 

S-and/mud ingested

A-sk your vet

N-ot eating

D-ry/slime coated poos

]]> 2021-01-11 09:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073318940 displacement colic https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073318973 When the horses intestines get moved out of place. suspended by the abdominal cavity by the mesentery and is free floating in the gut
Caused by gas build up in the gut which makes the intestines buoyant and subject to movement in the gut.
Normal colic symptoms.
d=dehydration
I=increased breathing rate
s=sweating
p=pawing the ground
l=lying down
a=appetite change/loss
c=curling upper lip
e=extreme dullness
m=moody
e=extreme agitation
n=no energy
t=tail swishing




]]> 2021-01-11 09:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073318973 Gas colic https://padlet.com/connordelaney1991/tzb92r1frh9btvwb/wish/1073323474 Gas colic develops when a horse ingests forage that is high in sugar-usually lush spring grass- and excessive fermentation occurs in the gut, which creates a buildup of gas. Horses cannot burp, but they can of course expel gas in the other direction
SYMPTOMS:
-refusal to eat,kicking/biting at flanks,sweating,restlessness,attempting to roll
TREATMENT:
-antispasmodic medication + painkiller (buscopan),

G=generally showing restless behaviour 
A=attempting to roll
S=sweating 

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