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Meconium Impaction - Horse (view source)
Revision as of 13:27, 10 August 2010
, 13:27, 10 August 2010→Clinical Signs
==Clinical Signs==
==Clinical Signs==
Early signs:
'''Early signs:'''
*Restlessness
*Restlessness
*Tail swishing
*Tail swishing
*Tail elevation
*Tail elevation
*Reduced sucking<ref>Madigan, J.E (1994) ''Meconium retention''. In: Madigan, J '''Manual of Equine Neonatal Medicine''' (Second Edition), Live Oak Publishing, Woodland. pp 114-117. In: Pusterla, N, Magdesian, K.G, Maleski, K, Spier, S.J, Madigan, J.E (2004) ''Special Article'': Retrospective evaluation of the use of acetylcysteine enemas in the treatment of meconium retention in foals: 44 cases (1987–2002). ''Equine Vet Educ'', 16(3):133-136.</ref>
*Reduced sucking<ref>Madigan, J.E (1994) ''Meconium retention''. In: Madigan, J '''Manual of Equine Neonatal Medicine''' (Second Edition), Live Oak Publishing, Woodland. pp 114-117. In: Pusterla, N, Magdesian, K.G, Maleski, K, Spier, S.J, Madigan, J.E (2004) ''Special Article'': Retrospective evaluation of the use of acetylcysteine enemas in the treatment of meconium retention in foals: 44 cases (1987–2002). ''Equine Vet Educ'', 16(3):133-136.</ref>
Advanced cases:
'''Advanced cases:'''
*Colic (due to gas accumulation within the bowel)
*[[Colic Diagnosis - Clinical Signs|Colic]] (due to gas accumulation within the bowel)
*Abdominal distension
*Abdominal distension
*Classic 'arched back' stance
*Classic 'arched back' stance