Right displaced abomasum
- Created by: crmarshall98
- Created on: 17-08-22 21:08
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- Right displaced abomasum
- definition
- abomasum fills with gas and rises to right side of abdomen
- more susceptible to torsion than LDA
- Clinical signs
- same as LDA but more severe
- if develops torsion
- colic
- high HR
- sparse/ no faeces in rectum
- circulatory compromise
- diagnostics
- auscultation during percussion ping sound
- treatment
- conservative= often first line if no signs of torsion
- surgical if significant colic/ high HR/ conservative fails
- prognosis not as good as LDA
- definition
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