Persistent penile prolapse associated with acute blood loss and acepromazine maleate administration in a horse.
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.
Nie
G J
GJ
Department of Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA.
Pope
K C
KC
D000075:Acepromazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000293:injuries*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis; D011391:Prolapse; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary
D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D000075:Acepromazine