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 intraabdominal abscesses in horses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-161 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Canadian Veterinary Journal |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 2013 |