CESARIANA EM ÉGUA COM DESTROFLEXÃO DE CÓLON MAIOR NO TERÇO FINAL DA GESTAÇÃO

Abstract

A 16-year-old Mangalarga mare pregnant for 11 months and 5 days presenting recurrent episodes of colic for 15 days was attended by veterinarians and after establishing clinical treatment, the mare obtained improvements, but for 3 days she showed signs of discomfort, such as digging and lying down. After transrectal palpation and ultrasonography the clinical suspicion was of deflection. The clinical treatment was instituted and there were no improvements, she was referred for surgery. An exploratory laparotomy was performed, removal of the fetus, correction of the displacement. After 15 days the mare was discharged. Thus, as long as this condition is recognized at the beginning and the surgery is performed, the prognosis is favorable. The prognosis is unfavorable for those cases where the colon volvulus has affected intestinal viability. The objective of this work was to report the main causes, methods of diagnosis and treatment of colic by displacement of the right colon in mare in the final third of gestation, as well as to report the main care with the newborn foal.