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==Aetiology==
Ingestion of coarse roughage (straw bedding, poor quality forage), foreign objects (rubber fencing) and feed that may swell after ingestion or improper mastication (sugar beet pulp) have been implicated (151-154) but a specific cause is not always apparent. Predisposing factors:
*Poor dentition
*Poor mastication
*Rapid consumption of feedstuffs
*Inadequate water consumption
==Clinical Signs==
Acute or chronic colic signs
*Anorexia
*Weight loss
*Spontaneous reflux in severe cases with gastric contents visible at the nares
==Diagnosis==
Often made at exploratory celiotomy if horse suffers from acute severe abdominal pain
Endoscopy: full stomach after a normally adequate fast (18-24hrs)
Abdominal radiography in smaller horses and ponies
==Treatment==
Analgesia
Gastric lavage via nasogastric intubation
Massage and injection of fluid to soften the imapction at surgery(151-3)
[[Category:Surgical_Colic_in_the_Horse]]
[[Category:Medical_Colic_in_the_Horse]]
[[Category:Intestine - Mechanical Obstruction]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Nina]]