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Data were retrieved from available hospital records. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistical analysis of outcomes of interest was performed in three steps.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty\u2010three cases fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Clinical signs on presentation were available for 32 donkeys, of which 53.1% (17\/32) presented for investigation of colic while in 46.9% (15\/32) the presenting complaint was non\u2010specific. Primary lesion location included small intestine (42.4%, 14\/33), large colon (39.3%, 13\/33), caecum (6.1%, 2\/33), stomach (6.1%, 2\/33) and 6.1% (2\/33) had multiple abnormal findings without a clear primary lesion. Overall survival to discharge was 54.5% (18\/33). Five donkeys (15.2%, 5\/33) were euthanased at surgery and of those recovering from general anaesthesia a further 35.7% (10\/28) were euthanased or died prior to discharge. Six donkeys (21.4%, 6\/28) required a second laparotomy of which 4 (66.7%, 4\/6) survived. Post\u2010operative complications occurred in 82.1% (23\/28) of cases and included hyperlipaemia (42.9%, 12\/28), incisional complications (21.4%, 6\/28), ileus (21.4%, 6\/28) and persistent colic (17.9%, 5\/28). When adjusted for other complications, donkeys with primary gastric lesions were less likely to have presented with severe colic compared with those with primary small intestinal lesions (OR: 0.07, 95% CI 0.01\u20130.95, p\u00a0=\u00a00.05). Only age was positively associated with death prior to discharge (OR: 1.18, 95% CI 1.03\u20131.36, p\u00a0=\u00a00.02).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>Small sample size and retrospective design.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Donkeys with abdominal lesions may present with a range of signs often not including colic. 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