stomach 'juice' samples

[longtalltilly]

My boy went up to newmarket the other week with colic. He had a sample of stomach 'juice' taken out to make sure all was working ok in there, Where would the needle be inserted?

Only asking as he has a large clipped patch about 3 inches behind his girth area (unless it has been rubbed by very tight surcingles but that unlikely) and has swollen from about an inch behind girth to about 5 inches from sheath (possily about17 inches long and 10 inches wide under his belly. Know this area is liable to swell as gravity is a key aspect!

 

[TheMule]

They would have used a tube down the nose to get a sample I suspect

 

[treena]

not a tube.....its called a peritaneum tap., and the area clipped is the place that the needle would have been inserted. just keep an eye on the swelling. lots of turnout to keep the swelling down. x

 

[Minxie]

Turbo had a stomach tap done and they inserted the needle from under his tummy - which now that i type that would make sense I guess