Cólica secundária a obstrução intraluminal de cólon menor de um equino: Relato de caso.

Abstract

The present study aimed to report a case of a six years old mare that was treated in the veterinary hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) and diagnosed with small colon obstruction along with impaction of both the right and left large colons. The animal came apathic and with intense sudoresis to the hospital, whose identified vital signs were: HR of 52 bpm, RR of 16 bpm, CRT of 3 seconds. It was possible to identify hypomotility of the four quadrants at the abdominal auscultation and, at the inspection, it was detected a proeminent distention in the abdomen’s left side. Through palpation of the small and large colons, it was not possible to set conclusive fidings, although there was an absence of feces in the rectum, therefore the case was suspected to be colic by impaction. The following procedures were realized: nasogastric intubation, gastric lavage, typhlocentesis, oral rehydration and intravenous fluid theraphy with ringer lactate solution. Flunixim meglumine (1,1 mg/kg/IV) was used for analgesia and calcium (20mL/IV) to induce intestinal motility. A surgery approach through exploratory celiotomywas moved forward which allowed to confirm the obstruction of the small colon with the presence of a intraluminal foreign body. The patient improved soon and was discharged 15 after the surgery.