11:00 pm....still April 4th.
That is when the call came in from Tufts. Colin was out of surgery. Four hours of surgery....
That is a long time for a draft horse to be under anesthesia.
The surgeon, Dr. Jenei, explained they found a strangulating lipoma compromising Colin's small intestines. They removed 20 feet of his small intestines - as well as address an impaction in the large intestine. This was considered a complicated colic surgery.
Pricing for colic surgery has ranges. If there was no resection, the price could be as low as $6-8,000. With the surgery Colin had, the amount creeps up towards the higher range of $8-10,000.
To learn more about colic, visit here: http://www.equusite.com/articles/health/healthColicFacts.shtml
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