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This book provides the equine expert and general veterinary practitioner with a complete review of the latest information on all aspects of equine gastroenterology. Edited by an international team of equine specialists and with over 55 contributors from the USA and Europe, it provides the most up-to-date information on a wide range of conditions such as colic, hepatobiliary disease, oesophageal disorders, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal parasites and many more. With detailed chapters on diagnosis and clinical examination, medical and surgical treatment and management of complications, it gives veterinarians all the information they need to diagnose and treat any gastrointestinal problem in the horse or foal.
All the gastrointestinal problems ever likely to be encountered are discussed in detailHuge section on colic, the most common disorder encountered in horsesFully international team of editors and contributorsHighly illustrated with almost 250 photographs and line figuresSeparate section on gastrointestinal conditions in the foalBoth medical and surgical treatment discussed in detailReviews possible complications and shows how to avoid themComprehensive chapter on gastrointestinal parasitesFull coverage of all diagnostic proceduresChapter on laparoscopy in equine gastroenterology
List of contents
Section 1: Diagnostic procedures in equine gastroenterology
General physical exam and auscultation
Advanced Diagnostic Procedures
Laparoscopy instrumentation
Section 2: Gastrointestinal parasites and their control
Gastrointestinal parasites and their control
Section 3: Dysphagia, oral and oesophageal diseases
Differential diagnosis and evaluation of dysphagia.
Dental disease / Cleft palate / Disorders of the mouth
Oesophageal diseases
Section 4: Colic
Pathophysiology, aetiology, and risk factors for equine colic
Clinical evaluation of the colic case
Surgery for Colic (incl. anaesthesia)
Postoperative Treatment and Complications
Diseases of the stomach
Small intestine diseases which can result in colic
Caecum diseases which can result in colic
Large Colon diseases which can result in colic
Small colon and rectum diseases
Other conditions
Section 5: Chronic weight loss, malabsorption syndromes and liver disease
Chronic Weight Loss
Hepatic and biliary tract diseases
Section 6: Acute and chronic diarrhoea
Acute Diarrhoea
Chronic Diarrhoea
Section 7: Gastrointestinal disease in the foal
Clinical Evaluation of the Foal
Stomach diseases of the foal
Small intestine diseases associated with colic
Large and small colon diseases associated with colic
Rectum and anus diseases of the foal
Diarrhoea in the foal
Hepatic diseases in foals
