Parenteral nutrition in the mature horse |
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| Authors: | K. G. Magdesian |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Parenteral nutrition is an important component of the management of critically ill horses unable or unwilling to eat. It provides dextrose, amino acids, vitamins and minerals and, in some cases, lipids for nutritional support until enteral nutrition can be reinstituted. It can also be used as a supplement to enteral nutrition, where horses are not ingesting at least 80% of digestible energy (resting) requirements for more than 2–3 days. This review discusses the indications, applications, monitoring and complications of parenteral nutrition in mature horses. |
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| Keywords: | horse parenteral nutrition calorie protein critical illness |
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