Laminitis como patología segundaria a un prolapso uterino en yegua criolla colombiana.

Abstract

A Colombian “Paso Fino” mare of six years old was dispatched to “Equusan” clinic in the city of Manizales, Caldas. The reason of the visit was a uterine prolapse with three days of expansion, in the light of the physical inspection, the patient presented stiffness in the former members with difficulties and signs of pain face to the march, there was not uterine prolapse. But, in regards of an examination into the vagina, it was brought out a tear and necrosis in portion of the flow on the cervix. Immediately, a surgical resolution was proceeded to retire the necrotic tissue and to rearrange the vagina into the corresponding place to the reproductive tract.

Once the surgical reconstruction of the cervix was made, the patient was sent to the hospitalization area in order to introduce a corresponding therapeutic treatment following which did not show an improvement in the march remaining in the lateral decubitus, signs of pain by staying in that position, hot hoofs, pulse in the palmar digital artery and hind limbs injuries. Therefore, an x-ray was taken to confirm the laminitis and the appropriate therapeutic treatment. The following project describes the laminitis as secondary pathology to a reproductive issue (uterine prolapse) making a revision about physiopathology of the laminitis and therapeutic treatment to introduce, as well as the monitoring in the patient slow recovery.