Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with prolonged penile prolapse after sedation - what to do?
By Nie, G J & Pope, K CĀ·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationĀ·1997Ā·Department of Medicine and Surgery, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Persistent penile prolapse associated with acute blood loss and acepromazine maleate administration in a horse.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male horse had a serious issue where his penis was stuck outside his body for 12 days. This problem started after he was given a sedative called acepromazine maleate to help examine a cut that had caused a lot of bleeding. The veterinarians were able to gently push the penis back into its proper place using massage and bandaging. Thankfully, the treatment worked well, and the horse made a full recovery.
Abstract
Prolonged penile prolapse in horses has been reported in association with administration of phenothiazine tranquilizers, trauma, neuropathies, severe general debilitation or exhaustion, starvation, rabies, herpes myeloencephalitis, equine infectious anemia, and purpura hemorrhagica. A 5-year-old gelding was admitted for treatment of prolonged penile prolapse of 12 days' duration that developed after acepromazine maleate was administered to allow examination of a laceration that had resulted in severe blood loss. The horse was sedated, and the penis was replaced in the preputial cavity by use of a combination of massage and bandaging. Treatment was successful, and recovery was complete.
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