EQUINE EMERGENCY CARE · CAREFULLY OPEN ABSCESS POCKET!SOAK IN BETADINE AND EPSON SALT!POULTICE "...
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EQUINE EMERGENCY
CARE
Natasha Lefkowitz, DVMWith special thanks to AAEP
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EMERGENCY CARE
Chances are goodthat if you spendenough time withhorses you will likelybe confronted withan equine medicalemergency.
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BEHAVIORAL TRAITS
Several behavior traitscause horses to beemergency prone:
!Flight–or-Fight Instinct
!Need to establishhierarchy
!Natural curiosity
!Delicate GI tract
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
!LACERATIONS
!COLIC
!PUNCTURE WOUNDS
!GRAIN OVERLOAD
!LAMINITIS
!TYING-UP
!“STREET NAILS”
!EYE TRAUMA
!FOALING EMERGENCIES
!FRACTURED BONES
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
The goal of this presentation is to helpyou recognize a serious emergency andknow what to do while awaiting yourveterinarian’s arrival.
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NORMAL vs. ABNORMAL
We will start by discussing signs of distress in thehorse as well as normal versus abnormal physicalexam parameters.
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WHAT IS NORMAL?
ADULT HORSE:ADULT HORSE:
! Temperature: 99.5 – 101.5 degrees F
! Pulse: 28 – 44 beats per minute
! Respiratory Rate: 10-24 breaths per minute
FOAL:FOAL:
! Temperature: 99.5 – 102 degrees F
! Pulse: 80-120 beats per minute
! Respiratory Rate: 24–40 breaths per minute
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PLAN OF ACTION
Next, we will talk about developing a plan of actionwhen you see a horse in distress…
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FIRST AID KIT
WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE IN YOUR
FIRST AID KIT?
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MOST IMPORTANTLY…
STAY CALMThis is especially importantwhen you are trying to describethe emergency to your vet overthe phone.
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WOUNDS AND LACERATIONS
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WHEN EVALUATING A WOUND
CALL YOUR VET IFCALL YOUR VET IF……
! There appears to be excessive bleeding
! The entire skin thickness is penetrated
! The wound is near or over a joint ortendon sheath
! Any structures underlying the skin arevisible
! A puncture has occurred
! The wound is severely contaminated
! You suspect a broken bone
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
““STREET NAILSTREET NAIL””
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
COLICCOLIC
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
EYE TRAUMAEYE TRAUMA
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
CHOKECHOKE
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIESNEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES
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EQUINE EMERGENCIES
ACUTE NON-WEIGHTACUTE NON-WEIGHT
BEARING LAMENESSBEARING LAMENESS
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FOOT ABSCESSES
CLINICAL SIGNSCLINICAL SIGNS
!SEVERE LAMENESS
" OFTEN NON WEIGHT BEARINGON LEG
!STRONG DIGITAL PULSES
!SWELLING AT CORONARY BANDAND HEEL BULBS (+/-)
!MAY DRAIN AT CORONARY BAND
Foot abscesses are most commonduring winter months
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FOOT ABSCESSES
TREATMENTTREATMENT
!REMOVE SHOE
!VET OR FARRIER WILLCAREFULLY OPEN ABSCESSPOCKET
!SOAK IN BETADINE ANDEPSON SALT
!POULTICE
" MAGNA PASTE
" ICHTHAMOL
!USUALLY NO BUTE ORANTIBIOTICS
" MAY SLOW PROGRESS OFABSCESS DRAINAGE
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• LAMINITIS
SIGNS OF LAMINITIS (SIGNS OF LAMINITIS (““FounderFounder””))
!Lameness, reluctant gait, difficulty walking
!Heat and increased pulse in feet
!Pain in toe region when pressure is applied
!Sawhorse stance
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LAMINITIS
If you see any of these signsIf you see any of these signs
of acute laminitisof acute laminitis……
Put horse in deeply bedded stall
Do not force horse to walk
Call vet immediately
Apply Styrofoam pad IF you arecomfortable with foot bandagingtechnique
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FRACTURE
IF YOU SUSPECTYOUR HORSE MAYHAVE A FRACTUREDBONE, KEEP YOURHORSE STILL ANDCALM
CALL YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY
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EQUINE EXERTIONAL
RHABDOMYOLYSIS
(“TYING-UP”)
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EQUINE EXERTIONAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS
CLINICAL SIGNSCLINICAL SIGNS
!Stiff gait
!Reluctance to move
!Hard painful muscles
!Sweating
!Increased heart rateand respiratory rate
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EQUINE EXERTIONAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Sporadic tying-up
!Over-exertion for horse’s levelof fitness
!Electrolyte imbalance
Recurrent tying-up
Underlying muscle disorder coupledwith high level of carbohydrate in feedand inconsistent exercise (breedpredisposition)
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EQUINE EXERTIONAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS
TREATEMENT IN ACUTE PHASETREATEMENT IN ACUTE PHASE
!Un-tack horse
!Put cooler on horse
!DO NOT force exercise
!Call your VETERINARIAN!May require HYDRATION THERAPY
" prevent kidney damage from myoglobinrelease
!May require Acepromazine and/or Methocarbamol
" vasodilation and muscle relaxation
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GRAIN OVERLOAD
CAN CAUSECAN CAUSE
! COLIC (colitis)
! FOUNDER
" Due to high levels of carbohydrate killing off regulargut bacteria
! REMOVE ALL FEED FROM STALL
! CALL VET IMMEDIATELY
! ICE HORSES FEET (OR STAND IN ICE WATER)
" 20 MINUTES PER HOUR
Chicken feed is most toxic due to antibiotics in feed
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FOALING EMERGENCIESPREMATURE PLACENTAL SEPERATIONPREMATURE PLACENTAL SEPERATION
a.k.a “Red Bag”
!LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY
!DEPRIVES THE FOAL OF OXYGEN
!CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN IMMEDIATELY
!TEAR OPEN RED, VELVETY MEMBRANE
!PROMPLTY DELIVER FOAL
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EQUINE EMERENCIES
IN SUMMARY…
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