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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Flatulent colic''' occurs due to the overproduction and accumulation of gas in the large intestine and caecum leading to a distension of the caecum.
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'''Flatulent colic''' occurs due to the overproduction and accumulation of gas in the large intestine and caecum leading to a distension of the caecum.  
      
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
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* Severe abdominal pain
 
* Severe abdominal pain
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On [[Colic Auscultation|auscultation]] of the gastro-intestinal tract, there will be a tympanitic sounds on the right hand side. On rectal examination the distented loops of bowel obstruct the rectum.   
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On [[Colic Auscultation|auscultation]] of the gastro-intestinal tract, there will be a tympanitic sounds on the right hand side. On [[Rectal Examination of the Horse|rectal examination]] the distented loops of bowel obstruct the rectum.   
 
      
==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
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