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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis forcing part of the caecum to invaginate into itself. It is a fairy rare cause of caecal obstruction in the horse and represents only a small proportion of colic cases. | + | Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis allowing the apex of the caecum to invaginate into the base. It is a fairy rare cause of caecal obstruction in the horse and represents only a small proportion of colic cases. |
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| ==Signalment== | | ==Signalment== |
− | Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility affecting drugs and parasites. | + | Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and [[Anoplocephala]]. |
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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |