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Typical signs associated with [[Colic Diagnosis - Clinical Signs|small intestinal obstruction]]:
Typical signs associated with [[Colic Diagnosis - Clinical Signs|small intestinal obstruction]]:
*Moderate to severe colic
*Moderate to severe colic
*Reduced boriborygmi
*Reduced borborygmi
*Tachycardia
*Tachycardia
*Nasogastric reflux may take a considerable time to develop because the ileum is the distal-most part of the small intestine. Reflux is found in 50% of horses requiring surgical conrrection for ileal impaction(35,41)
*Nasogastric reflux may take a considerable time to develop because the ileum is the distal-most part of the small intestine.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==