Equine and Camelid Castration
Inguinal hernias
Study Questions
Inguinal hernias in adult stallions are concerned emergencies and often require surgery to remove entrap intestines.
What about in foals? Are these emergencies? Do they need surgery?
How do you diagnose them? How are they managed? Are there breed predilections?
How would you adjust your castration plan if you knew the horse had a history of inguinal hernia? Diagnostics? Surgical approach? Postop care?
Are they considered an inherited trait?
Exercises
Try these after you do your research:
RESOURCES
Management of inguinal hernias in foals, VetFolio, 2019
Hernias explained, The Horse, 2008
Selected pathological conditions in horses, AAEP 2015 page 272 (will link to the entire proceedings)
JUST FOR FUN
Guts being pulled out of inguinal hernia laparoscopically – not usually required but note how healthy they look
