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Surgical treatment of a penetrated metallic foreign body in the oral cavity wall of a mare

Document Type : Clinical Report

Authors

Alireza Rahmani 1
Abbas Raisi 2

1 Private Veterinary Practitioner, Shahrekord, Iran

2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2018.86620.2122
Abstract
One of the reasons of weight loss and poor performance in horses is decrease in food intake. Oral cavity problems can cause malfunctions in prehension and deglutition resulting in dysphagia. There are few published reports about a metallic foreign body disorders in the oral cavity of horses due to an important role of their flexible lip and incisor teeth in food selection and prehension. This report describes the history, clinical, hematological and radiographic findings and surgical management of a left oral wall fistula formation due to a piece of wire penetration in a pregnant mare. The wire was removed through surgical intervention in a standing position of the horse under mild sedation and local anesthesia. One-month follow-up examination showed that the mare had regained her previous work performance with no post-operative complication. Precise oral examination and using an ancillary diagnostic device such as radiography can be suggested for oral cavity pathologies detection and accurate diagnosis in horses.

Keywords

Mare
Metallic foreign body
Oral cavity wall
Surgical management

Subjects

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Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 10, Issue 2
Spring 2019
Pages 177-179

  • Receive Date 23 May 2018
  • Revise Date 29 July 2018
  • Accept Date 25 September 2018

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