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    Winter (and Spring) colic

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    By Kirstie Pickles on 25 August 2022 Articles

    There have been a large number of horses with colic in the clinic recently. The term colic refers to any cause of abdominal pain from the gastrointestinal tract and so can have very many different causes.

    Signs of colic vary according to the seriousness of the cause and the disposition of the horse. Some stoical equines (most notably donkeys) can have severe colic and yet display very few clinical signs of pain.

    Signs of mild abdominal discomfort

    • lifting the upper lip,
    • flank watching,
    • lethargy,
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    Dr Kirstie Pickles BVMS MSc PgCert(CounsSkills) PhD CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM MRCVS RCVS RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine Kirstie is a European Specialist in equine medicine and has spent over 20 years working in private equine practice and academia in the UK, USA and New Zealand. She is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in Equine Medicine at Nottingham Veterinary School and is passionate about education at all levels, whether that is horse owners, vet students or practising veterinary surgeons.

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