GI diseases: causes & transmission

Question 1

• Ingestion of spoiled food.
• Ingestion of indigestable material.
• Ingestion of caustic materials.
• Ingestion of irritating drugs.
• Over eating

Answer 1

Acute Gastritis

Question 2

• Etiology Unknown
• Factors that may play a role
   - Nutrition
   - Drugs
   - Surgical procedures
   - Pancreatic duct obstruction
• Duodenal/biliary reflux

Answer 2

Acute Pancreatitis

Question 3

GDV: Dilatation or Volvulus?
• Swallowing of air
• Ingestion of food and water

Answer 3

Dilatation

Question 4

Typical patient:
• Overweight to obese
• Middle Aged
• Female
• Recent fatty meal

Answer 4

Acute Pancreatitis

Question 5

GDV: Dilatation or Volvulus?
• Paraprandial exercise
• Deep-chested dogs w/ pendulous abdomen

Answer 5

Volvulus

Question 6

Breeds Predisposed: 
	• Schnauzer
	• Poodle
	• Cocker Spaniel
Siamese cats

Answer 6

Acute Pancreatitis

Question 7

• Small breed dogs more prevalent.
• Over weight
• Failure of glands to express normally.
• Poor muscle tone.
Gland hyper secretion.

Answer 7

Anal Sac Disease

Question 8

• Dog ingests larval form of the fluke in the raw flesh of Salmon or Trout.
• Fluke infects dog with the rickettsial organism, Neorickettsia helminthoeca.
• Neorickettsia helmithoeca causes the disease.

• Life Cycle:

• Adult Fluke inhabits intestine of the dog.
• Dog eats fish.

Answer 8

Salmon Poisoning