Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horses with abdominal abscesses treated successfully with antibiotics
By Berlin, Dalia et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2013·Koret School of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful medical management of intra-abdominal abscesses in 4 adult horses.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
In this study, four adult horses with large abscesses (pockets of infection) inside their bellies, likely caused by a condition called strangles, were treated with antibiotics and fully recovered. Remarkably, all of the horses survived, which is much better than what has been seen in other cases. They were treated for an average of 35 days, which is shorter than what has been reported in the past. The findings suggest that using penicillin G, an antibiotic, can effectively treat these types of abscesses in horses. Overall, the treatment was successful.
Abstract
Four adult horses with large intra-abdominal abscesses, suspected to be complications of strangles, were treated with systemic antibiotics alone and made a full recovery. The 100% survival rate is significantly better than other reported survival rates. The median duration of treatment (35 days) was shorter than in most previous reports. This study suggests that penicillin G can be used for successful treatment of strangles associated intra-abdominal abscesses in horses.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23904639/