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===History===
===History===
A thorough history is always taken, including age, sex, recent activity, diet, any recent dietary changes, and routine anthelmintic treatment. However, the most important factor is time elapsed since onset of clinical signs, as this has a profound impact on prognosis, and the type of treatment that will be undertaken.
A thorough history is always taken, starting with the signalment (age, sex, breed). The history can be broken into an early history and a recent history.
=====Early History=====
* Has there been any recent changes in management (feeding/diet changes, water, deworming, medication, exercise routine, breeding, pregnancy)?
* Has the horse ever had any previous episodes of colic?
* How long since the onset of clinical signs? This has a profound impact on prognosis, and the type of treatment that will be undertaken.
* Is the horse eating and drinking normally?
* Does the horse drop food any food from its mouth during eating?
* Does the horse salivate excessively when eating?
* Has the horse made normal faeces or had any diarrhoea?
* What is the vaccination, deworming and dental prophylaxis of this and other animals at the yard?
* Are any other horses on the yard showing similar signs?
===Cardiovascular Parameters===
===Cardiovascular Parameters===