Veterinary Clinical Medicine-II

CLINICAL SIGNS OF AZOTURIA

• Signs develop within 15 minutes to 1 hour on work. Signs may disappear in few hours if the horse is given complete rest immediately, but the condition usually progress to recumbency.
• First assume a dog sitting posture followed by lateral recumbency.
• Severe pain, restlessness, struggling and repeated attempt to rise.
• Respiration rapid.
• Small pulse.
• Temperature increased in severe cases.
• One or all four limbs may be affected; commonly both hind limbs are involved.
• Quadriceps femoris and gluteal muscles are hard and board like.
• Urine-dark brown colour.
• Lameness-restriction of hind limbs movement. If exercise is stopped as soon as lameness occurs the horse may recover in 2-4 days.
• Prognosis is good if the animal remains standing.