J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
November 2023
Objective: To determine factors associated with frequency and outcome of equid emergencies in private practice.
Design: Retrospective study from February 2019 to January 2020.
Setting: Private practice large animal hospital.
Background: The addition of calcium to resuscitation fluids is a common practice in horses, but studies evaluating the effects of calcium supplementation are limited. In healthy horses, decreases in heart rate and changes in serum electrolyte concentrations have been reported.
Hypothesis: Calcium gluconate administration at a rate of 0.