Very Common
Rare
Related Diagnostics
Other diagnostic tests that might be used in combination or with this one or instead of this one.
Diagnostic
Tests or procedures used by your vet to determine what is wrong with your horse, in order to reach a diagnosis.
Cost: $100 to $500
These cost ranges are approximate and may vary from region to region.
Additional charges may also apply.
YOUR VET MAY PERFORM
Z Test Record Diagnostic 1
Cost: $100 to $500
These cost ranges are approximate and may vary from region to region.
Additional charges may also apply.
Summary
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Why A Vet Chooses This Diagnostic
Diagnoses Your Vet May Consider
This test could rule out or confirm any of the following diagnoses.
Very Common
Rare
BENEFITS
Abdominocentesis is a quick, relatively noninvasive way to assess the health of the equine intestine and abdominal organs. It is often used to help determine the severity of the disease process and is helpful in determining the proper course of action in colic cases. The incidence of side effects is low. This is considered a safe and routine procedure.
LIMITATIONS
Fluid can remain relatively normal in cases of severe intestinal obstruction for a variety of reasons. The fluid changes slowly in cases not involving strangulation of the intestine.
Rarely, there can be a pool of normal fluid and a pool of more abnormal fluid in the same abdomen, separated by an organ or part of the intestine. The sampling of the clean fluid can mislead the clinician into thinking the disease process is less severe than it is.
Fluid can be difficult to collect in some cases. This is especially true in horses with thick or fat abdominal walls. Ultrasound is extremely helpful in localizing fluid for sampling.
It is easy to puncture the intestine. In this case, greenish fluid with bits of feed is sampled. This usually indicates that another sample needs to be collected.
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O’Neil W, McKee S, Clark AF. Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) supplementation associated with reduced skin test lesional area in horses with Culicoides hypersensitivity. Can J Vet Res 2002;66(4): 272-77.
Trumble, N.S. Equine Anterior Segment Dysgenesis. PDF available at:
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/umec/prod/groups/cvm/@pub/@cvm/@equine/documents/asset/cvm_asset_121874.pdf. Accessed 2013.
Velie BD, Knight PK, Thomson PC, et al., The association of age at first start with career length in the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse population. Equine Vet J 2013 Jul;45(4);410-13.