An Assignment

on

C A SE PRESEN TAT IO N O N
COLIC

Submitted to: Submitted by:

D r. K .K .Hadiyasir Manan Patel
(Center incharge, Group No :6
VC C , A nand) Veterinary College Navsari

College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry

Kamdhenu University, Navsari
 INTRODUCTION

• Colic is classified as abdominal pain or pain within the digestive tract

due to a gastrointestinal disturbance.
• Colic is not a disease but a group of symptoms.
• Equine colic is the group of diseases which cause abdominal pain
through distention of the stomach or intestines.
• Colic is the symptoms complex exhibited by the horse when there is
painful condition of any abdominal organs.
 CLASSIFICATION OF COLIC
Colic

Anatomical Aetiological Clinical

True colic False colic

Physical Functional
colic Colic

Spasmodic Tympanic Impactive Extra-luminal

colic colic colic colic
 Symptoms of Colic

• Loss of appetite • Stretching

• Increased pulse rate • Flank watching

• Excess salivation • Biting the stomach

• Frequent attempts to • Decreased faecal output

urinate or defecate • Repeated lying down and

rising
• Abdominal pain
• Rolling
• Pawing
 DIAGNOSIS

• History and Clinical findings

• Physical examination
• Auscultation and percussion
• Rectal examination
• Nasogastric intubation
• Laboratory tests
• Radiography
• Ultrasonography
 TREATMENT

• Correction of pain
• Hydration therapy
• Replacement therapy,
• Maintenance therapy
• Other therapy
Antibiotics
Lubricants
Fecal softeners
Promotility agents
Antiulcerative therapy
 CASE DETAILS

• Case no. :- 6562/733.

• Date :- 24/10/2023
• Animal species :- Equine
• Breed :- N.D
• Sex :- Male
• Age :- 10years
 CASE HISTORY

• Animal shows abdominal pain since 1 day

• Unable to pass feaces
• Animal lying down
• Poor eating behaviour
 CLINICAL OBSERVATION

• Animal is dull and depressed

• Anuria since morning
• Sweating
• Rectal temperature:- 101.7° F
• Inappetance
• No history of change in feeding
 DIAGNOSIS

• Colic
 TREATMENT

• Rx
1. Inj. NS - 4 Lit ( I/V)
2. Inj. DNS – 4 Lit (I/V)
3. Inj.RL – 4 Lit (I/V)
4. Inj.Tribivet – 15 ml (I/V)
5. Inj. Flunixin- 20 ml ( I/V )
6. Inj. RIDIMA -10ml (I/V)
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