Digestive disorders

Question 1

Obstructions (Choke)

Answer 1

Etio: obstructed by food masses or foreign objects.
Diagnostic: physical examination, endoscope, x-ray
Treatment: flushing with a feeding tube placed through the nose

Question 2

Esophageal strictures (Narrowing)

Answer 2

Etiology: Unknown, damage from obstruction
Dx: endoscope
Tx: dietary change, stretching the narrowed region, surgery

Question 3

Equine gastric ulcers
etio, Cx, TX,

Answer 3

• sore stomach lining.
  Etio: Damage from stomach acid & digestive enzyme. excessive NSAIDS use or intake, Helicobacter spp.
  tx: Proton-pump inhibitors

Question 4

Signs observed when there is intestinal obstruction in horses

Answer 4

pain, pace, stretch, kick at its abdomen, roll or vocalize

Question 5

Colic and its types

Answer 5

Abdominal pain.
1. Impaction colic
2. Gas colic
3. Colon shift
4. Poor blood supply
5. Poor motility