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Prevention and treatment of "intestinal dropsy" of horses, donkeys and mules

Published: 2024-09-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/09/21, The "intestinal disease" of horse donkey mule mostly occurs in summer and autumn, which is mainly due to overfeeding or grazing fresh and succulent forage grass (especially leguminous forage such as alfalfa). After these excessive forage grass stays in the gastrointestinal obstruction, they produce gas rapidly and ferment, and a large amount of gas can not be discharged in time because of too much gastrointestinal forage grass, resulting in intestinal dropsy. The symptoms of the sick animals appear intermittent abdominal pain at the initial stage, and quickly turn to severe and persistent abdominal pain, lie down or roll on the ground, the abdominal circumference increases quickly, and percussion appears drum or gold.

The "intestinal disease" of horse donkey mule mostly occurs in summer and autumn, which is mainly due to overfeeding or grazing fresh and succulent forage grass (especially leguminous forage such as alfalfa). After these excessive forage grass stays in the gastrointestinal obstruction, they produce gas rapidly and ferment, and a large amount of gas can not be discharged in time because of too much gastrointestinal forage grass, resulting in intestinal dropsy.

Symptoms of the initial stage of intermittent abdominal pain, and quickly turned to severe and persistent abdominal pain, lying or rolling on the ground, abdominal circumference quickly increased, percussion appeared drum or metal sound, severe secondary intestinal displacement, intussusception or intestinal rupture and death.

Prevention and cure

Do not overfeed or graze fresh, succulent forages (especially leguminous grasses such as alfalfa). Green forage had better be fed with some high-quality dried grass.

2Acupuncture at Houhai, Qihaishu and Changshu points immediately after the onset of the disease, and exhaust soon after acupuncture; for those with large abdominal circumference, the intestines should be punctured and deflated as soon as possible. But the outgassing process should be slow to avoid collapse.

Sodium sulfate 250g, dried ginger powder 30g, lukewarm water 1500 g, mixed once.

4 5 mashed purple garlic, 100 grams of fresh ginger (mashed), 250 grams of liquor, mixed and then filled with appropriate amount of lukewarm water. 5 cloves 50 grams, green skin 50 grams, two ugly 50 grams, patchouli 45 grams, research into fine powder, after rinsing and waiting temperature with boiling water, once filled.

 
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