The present study was aimed at identifying laminar lesions and leukocyte infiltration in hoof laminar tissue of horses with colic syndrome and its correlation with the total leukocyte count before death. Six healthy horses ...

Infant colic is a common clinical condition in newborns, starting the second week after birth and persisted until about the sixth week of the child's life. Is related to the immaturity of the gastrointestinal system and ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in horses with colic by associating the underlying etiologies with directly acquired IAP values and survival rate. This is a 2-year ...

Several studies have reported that symptoms of anxiety and depression are significantly associated with diseases characterized by painful crises. However, there is little information about the psychological aspects of ...

Objective: To evaluate the association between peritoneal fluid and plasma D-lactate concentration with variables used in the diagnosis and prognosis of horses with colic. Animals: Clinically healthy horses (n=6) and ...

Coagulation abnormalities are usually associated with equine gastrointestinal disease due to the increased levels of inflammatory mediators, which promotes hemostasis and inhibit fibrinolysis, creating a hypercoagulable ...

Epiploic foramen entrapment (EFE) is one of the most common causes of small intestinal strangulation in horses. Cribbing and previous episodes of colic are suggested as risk factors for its occurrence. The aim of this study ...