Things You'll Need:
- Stethoscopes
- Women's Watches
- Local Horse Magazines
- National Horse Magazines
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Step 1
Practice listening to gut sounds (abdominal auscultation) when your horse is healthy to determine and get used to what sounds normal for your horse.
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Step 2
Place a stethoscope on the upper right quadrant of the abdomen (flank).
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Step 3
Listen 3 to 5 minutes for a complete cycle of sounds.
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Step 4
Repeat for each of the lower right, upper left and lower left quadrants.
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Step 5
Listen for a decrease or increase in frequency and intensity of gut sounds; this may indicate a problem.
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Step 6
Call your veterinarian if changes in gut sounds accompany other signs of a physical ailment, such as distress, pain, diarrhea, fever or loss of appetite.








Comments
SusieQ499 said
on 11/25/2008 Funny question - does anyone know the term.....for the noise a gelding will sometimes make when they are trotting?