Category: Traumatic

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 are swallowed objects that are very long and thin, such as string or strips of cloth. Like other foreign bodies swallowed by animals, they can block normal flow of food through the intestinal tract.

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 are a type of ammunition, which are basically small balls made of lead, steel or other metals. They are most commonly used in bird and game hunting.

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐬 are the seeds of certain types of plants, which have characteristic barbs that allow them to embed into tissue. This is great for the plant, as it means their seeds are spread great distances, but it can be very bad for the animal!

𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢 are also known as accessory spleens, and they are a form of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚, or normal tissue in an abnormal place. In other words, they are basically mini spleens in an area where the spleen normally isn’t!

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐬 in general are when the intestine becomes displaced through a hole it’s not supposed to go through. These can occur in many different locations! Today we’re going to talk about 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐬 specifically, which is where the intestines become displaced through a hole in the diaphragm.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is inflammation of the 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐦, which is the lining of the abdomen. Peritonitis is characterized by large clumps or mats of 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧, one of the body’s main clotting proteins, that are trying to “wall off” the source of inflammation to try and prevent it from spreading elsewhere in the abdomen. Unfortunately, fibrin is often not very good at controlling the source, and the peritonitis becomes 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞 throughout the whole abdomen.

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is the colloquial term for when a ruminant eats a piece of something pointy, and the pointy thing pokes through the wall of their 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦, one of their four chambers in their stomach.