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If impactions are diagnosed early enough, most respond to conservative, medical therapy comprised of '''oral laxatives, mild analgesics and intravenous or oral fluids'''. If the donkey is bedded on straw then this should be replaced with '''non-edible bedding'''. One to two litres of '''mineral oil''' may be administered by nasogastric tube over 12 to 24 hours in combination with oral rehydration products. The administration of mineral oil to treat caecal impactions is less effective than it is in the treatment of large colon impactions because the oil can pass straight into the colon without penetrating the caecal mass.
If impactions are diagnosed early enough, most respond to conservative, medical therapy comprised of '''oral laxatives, mild analgesics and intravenous or oral fluids'''. If the donkey is bedded on straw then this should be replaced with '''non-edible bedding'''. One to two litres of '''mineral oil''' may be administered by nasogastric tube over 12 to 24 hours in combination with oral rehydration products. The administration of mineral oil to treat caecal impactions is less effective than it is in the treatment of large colon impactions because the oil can pass straight into the colon without penetrating the caecal mass.
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28colic%29+AND+od%3A%28donkeys%29+AND+%28title%3A%28impaction%29+OR+title%3A%28obstruction%29%29 Impaction Colic in donkeys publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28colic%29+AND+od%3A%28donkeys%29+AND+%28title%3A%28impaction%29+OR+title%3A%28obstruction%29%29 Impaction Colic in donkeys publications]
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+[http://www.cabi.org/cabdirect/FullTextPDF/2008/20083249357.pdf '''Epidemiology of impaction colic in donkeys in the UK.''' Cox, R.; Proudman, C. J.; Trawford, A. F.; Burden, F.; Pinchbeck, G. L.; Pearson, R. A.; Muir, C. J.; Farrow, M.; The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, UK, Fifth International Colloquium on Working Equines. The future for working equines. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 October-2 November, 2006., 2007, pp 48-53, 23 ref. - '''Full Text Article''']
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