Nutrition of critically ill horses.
Nutritional supplementation is becoming the standard of practice in equine medicine, although there are minimal data on nutritional support in critically ill horses and its association or effect on morbidity and mortality or length of hospital stay. Horses can be fed orally and when that is not possible, intravenously or parenterally. Enteral feeding is less expensive, more physiologic, improves immunity, and is easier and safer. This article reviews available information on the development of a nutritional plan for critically ill horses, and describes methods for and complications of enteral and parenteral feeding.
Carr
Elizabeth A
EA
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. carreliz@cvm.msu.edu
Holcombe
Susan J
SJ
D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000662:veterinary*; D014815:Vitamins
D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014815:Vitamins