How to Perform Equine Intravenous Digital Perfusion

Sepsis of the distal limb of the horse carries a poor prognosis for return to function. The eradication of infection before irreversible damage to critical structures occurs will help return horses to athletic function, and it will also increase their survival rate. An intravenous digital perfusion technique for the eradication of naturally occurring digital sepsis in the horse is described. Authors’ addresses: Dept. of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 (Santschi); Dept. of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907 (Adams); and College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 (Murphey). r 1998 AAEP.