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Caecocaecal and caecocolic intussusceptions associated with larval cyathostomosis in four young horses
Author(s) -
MAIR T. S.,
SUTTON D. G. M.,
LOVE S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2000.tb05339.x
Subject(s) - pathological , medicine , abdominal pain , feces , larva , horse , weight loss , complication , surgery , pathology , biology , obesity , ecology , paleontology
Summary This report describes the clinical and pathological features of 4 horses affected by caecocaecal or caecocolic intussusceptions associated with larval cyathostomiasis. In each case, there was clinical and/or pathological evidence of concurrent larval cyathostomosis. They all demonstrated variable signs including diarrhoea, pyrexia, weight loss and subcutaneous oedema and cyathostome larvae were identified in the faeces of 3 of the horses. These cases highlight the need to consider caecal intussusceptions as a possible complication in horses affected by larval cyathostomosis, especially where signs of abdominal pain are severe or persistent.