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by Elizabeth Woolsey Herbert DVM
Chapter 5
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"Cooper"
He arrived and clearly was in pain. I performed a rectal examination, where I stuck my lubricated and gloved arm up the horse's rectum to feel for an impaction or intestinal displacement or distention. I knew at once that things were bad. His large colon was distended and was not sitting where it should. This was not good news. I passed the tube and got the same oil I had put in the previous night out the tube. I explained that Cooper had probably twisted his large colon the previous night, but sometimes in the early stages it isn't obvious.
The Hero of the Story
Cooper and Amanda
"The Team"
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