GIT Behaviour Flashcards
Normal and the effects of pain and dysfunction
BGA?
brain gut axis
what is chronic stress associated with?
with decrease gastric emptying, increase intestinal contractility, increase gut permeability, reduce water absorption, intestinal inflammatory response
when do animals regurgitate?
over-eaten and want to spit out
vommiting?
requires large abdominal movements (strong muscular movements)
normal defecation ritual?
sniffing, circling, straining, covering up
what is abnormal with caecotrophs?
slowly consuming caecotrophs - being able to see it
Seeing caecotrophs lying around - not being consumed
ingestion of non-food material normal for which animals?
tortoises, birds - chickens
what makes normal behaviour abnormal?
if it is carried out excessively
ELS?
excessive licking of surfaces
Borborgymus?
loud gurgling noise from abdomen
ulcer in mouth? behavioural sign =
start licking/moving mouth quite commonly
tenesmus?
animal is in squatting position
straining excessively (locked in squat position)
painful anal glands or large intestinal issues
restlessness and hunch in horses - sign of what?
colic
Bruxism?
teeth grinding
what behavioural signs can we use to identify pain?
posture, movement, vocalisation, eating habits, activity levels, sleep pattern altered, grooming (lack/excessive), elimination pattern change
