The intestinal prolapse after castration in four horses

The intestinal prolapse occurred as a complication of the castration in fou r horses. Two of them were castrated using the open method without ligation (1, 2), one using the closed method without ligation (4). All of these thr ee horses were castrated in the field condition. One horse (3) was castrate d using the primary closure technique at the clinic. The bilateral intestin al prolapse in the horse castrated in its home stable (2) by the clinic sta ff surgeons was treated using the reposition of the intestine and the closu re of the abdominal cavity. Two horses (1,4) were treated by private practi tioners using temporary fixation of the bowel in the scrotum. Consecutive l aparotomy and enterectomy was performed in both of them at the clinic. Seve re diarrhoea followed by the ileal obstruction on;he tenth day alter castra tion appeared at one of these horses (4). The ileal obstruction was treated surgically. The primary closure method of the castration in the further pa tient (3) was complicated by extravaginal prolaps because of the rupture of the peritoneum and fascia transversalis. Also this horse was treated using laparotomy and enterectomy. All of the horses recovered and were withdrawn from the clinic. Two of them died after six (1) and twelve (3) month after castration respectively. One horse (2) survived for two years after castra tion and was sold to a new owner. The last one (4) is still living live mon ths after the castration complicated by the intestinal prolapse.