Clinical signs
Signs of Abdominal Pain in order of Increasing Severity
- Repeated lying down and rising
- Inappetence
- Quivering of the upper lip
- Flank watching
- Frequent attempts to urinate
- Kicking the abdomen with hind feet
- Crouching as if trying to lie down
- Sweating
- Dropping to the floor and rolling violently
Other Clinical Signs
- Pawing and/or scraping
- Stretching
- Pacing
- Repeated flehmen response
- Rolling
- Groaning
- Bruxism
- Excess salivation
- Decreased faecal output
- Increased pulse rate and respiratory
- Congested mucous membranes