8: Regurgitation and pharyngeal retching Flashcards
What does pharyngeal retching look like?
Choking as soon as eats, food comes out of mouth and nose, distressing and painful
What are two long term issues from pharyngeal retching?
Food aversion, aspiration pneumonia
What does vomiting look like?
Preceded by nausea, food and bile, abdominal effort
What is NOT a common complication of vomiting?
Aspiration pneumonia
What does regurgitation look like?
Passive, often on exercise, no distress, tried to eat again
What is a common complication of regurgitation?
Aspiration pneumonia common
Ddx pharyngeal retching?
Trauma, FB, inflammation, masses e.g. salivary glands, neuro-muscular
Why can you get hypoK in pharyngeal retching, vomiting and regurgitating?
Lots of K in saliva
Ddx regurgitation?
FB, megasopahgus, reflux, oesophagitis, vascular ring anomaly, stricture, hernia
Which drugs especially cause strictures in cats?
NSAIDs and doxycycline
How do you prevent oesophagitis in cats?
Follow with water or food
How do you treat oesophagitis?
Sucralfate, feed little and often, acid inhibitors
