Hello Again! Surgery has been busy preparing for the September Sales! Kentucky has been experiencing a ton of thunderstorms this summer which unfortunately means lacerations.
The laceration pictured above was presented to RREH surgery on emergency. After taking radiographs and evaluating the edema it was confirmed that the laceration entered the joint space and there were bony chips that needed to be removed. Dr. Woodie decided to wrap the leg in a full limb bandage with an osmotic sweat to reduce the edema and then remove the chips via an arthroscopy the following day and repair the laceration.
The next laceration was on a yearling was repaired immediately and a drain tube was placed and the leg was wrapped. The yearling was placed on antibiotics and stall rest.
Along with lacerations there have been many foal colics. The foal pictured above was being treated in the hospital for enteritis for two weeks. The foal did not improve and therefore an abdominal exploratory was performed. Pictured above is feet of small intestine that was necrotic and infected. A culture was taken to try and discover what bacteria was causing the intestine to die. The small intestine on palpation was paper thin and would perforate easily in multiple places. The foal was 4 weeks old at the time of this surgery. Unfortunately, the damage was very severe with a guarded prognosis and a high chance of the foal being a chronic lifetime colic candidate.
Finally this foal that weighed only 150lbs was presented with severe angular limb deformities. The foal required transphyseal screws and wires to be placed correct the deformity. The screws are placed on the outside of the limbs to slow the growth of the outside so the legs will straighten and turn in.
Thanks everyone for reading!!
Jackie
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