Digestive Disorders of Horses

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• Introduction to Digestive Disorders of Horses
  • General Signs of Digestive System Disorders
  • Examination of the Digestive System
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Noninfectious Diseases
  • Treatment Overview of Digestive System Disorders
    • Treatment and Control of Infectious Disease
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• Congenital and Inherited Disorders of the Digestive System in Horses
  • Mouth
  • Teeth
  • Cysts of the Head and Neck
  • Hernias
  • Stomach
  • Small and Large Intestine
  • Liver
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• Dental Development of Horses
  • Estimation of Age by Examination of the Teeth
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• Dental Disorders of Horses
  • Signs of Dental Problems
  • Dental Examination and Preventive Care
  • Birth Defects and Developmental Abnormalities
  • Abnormal Tooth Eruption
  • Irregular Tooth Wear (Enamel Points)
    • Wave Mouth and Step Mouth
  • Gum Disease
  • Tooth Decay
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• Disorders of the Mouth in Horses
  • Lip Lacerations
  • Paralysis of the Tongue
  • Oral Tumors
  • Slaframine Poisoning
  • Inflammation of the Mouth (Stomatitis)
  • Papillar Stomatitis
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• Pharyngeal Paralysis in Horses
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• Disorders of the Esophagus in Horses
  • Obstruction of the Esophagus (Choke)
  • Esophageal Strictures (Narrowing)
  • Tumors of the Esophagus in Horses
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• Stomach (Gastric) Ulcers in Horses
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• Gastrointestinal Obstruction (Blockages) in Horses
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• Colic in Horses
  • Treatment
    • Pain Relief
    • Fluid Treatment
    • Protection against Bacterial Endotoxins
    • Intestinal Lubricants and Laxatives
    • Deworming Treatments
    • Surgery
    • Outcomes for Colic
  • Specific Causes of Colic and their Treatment
    • Distention and Rupture of the Stomach
    • Obstruction of the Small or Large Intestine
    • Adhesions
    • Inflammation of the Small Intestine
    • Lipomas
    • Twisting or Displacement of the Small or Large Intestine
    • Inguinal Hernia
    • Enteroliths (Intestinal Stones)
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• Intestinal Disorders Other than Colic in Horses
  • Salmonellosis
  • Potomac Horse Fever
  • Clostridia-associated Intestinal Inflammation
  • Colitis-X
  • Coronavirus in Horses
  • Parasites
  • Intestinal Disease Caused by Eating Sand or Dirt
  • Gastrointestinal Tumors
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Toxicity
  • Small-intestinal Fibrosis in Horses
  • Malabsorption and Maldigestion
    • Treatment
    • Foals with Lactase Deficiency (Lactose Intolerance)
  • Other Causes of Diarrhea in Horses
  • Diarrhea in Foals
    • Foal Heat Diarrhea
    • Bacterial Diarrhea
    • Viral Diarrhea in Foals
    • Miscellaneous Causes of Diarrhea in Foals
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• Gastrointestinal Parasites of Horses
  • Stomach Worms (Habronema and Draschia)
  • Ascarids
  • Horse Bots
  • Large Strongyles
  • Small Strongyles
  • Small Stomach Worm (Trichostrongylus)
  • Strongyloides
  • Tapeworms
  • Protozoa
    • Cryptosporidiosis
    • Giardiasis
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• Disorders of the Liver in Horses
  • Signs of Liver Insufficiency
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment and Management
  • Acute Hepatitis (Short-term Liver Inflammation)
    • Idiopathic Acute Liver Disease (Serum Sickness, Theiler’s Disease)
  • Tyzzer Disease
  • Cholangiohepatitis
  • Poisons Affecting the Liver
  • Gallstones (Biliary Calculi, Choleliths)
  • Chronic Active Hepatitis
  • Hyperlipemia and Hepatic Lipidosis
  • Liver Tumors in Horses
  • Liver Failure in Foals
  • Primary Hyperammonemia
  • Hyperammonemia of Morgan Weanlings
  • Portosystemic Shunts
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• Disorders of the Rectum and Anus in Horses
  • Rectal and Anorectal Narrowing (Strictures)
  • Rectal Prolapse
  • Rectal Tears
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