Week Three: Digestive Tract Diseases Flashcards
Canine stomatitis
moderate to severe oral inflammation
Eosinophilic granulomas
group of skin diseases producing ulceration and granulation of the skin
What prescription diet will help for cleaning the teeth?
t/d
What aids in oral debridement? (with oxygen)
Gly oxide and colgate peroxyl
What are some gastric and pancreatic digestive enzymes?
Gastrin, pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, amalyse, maltase, lactase, lipase, bile acids
What is an example of a GI coating agent?
Misoprostol (Cytotec)
E-1 prostaglandin that blocks hydrogen and increases mucosal production of HCO3 and mucus
What is tenesmus?
Straining to poop
What is dyschezia?
Painful to poop
What is steatorrhea?
Fat in the poop
Regurgitation from PRAA
Persistent right aortic arch
developmental abnormality which affects the esophagus in puppies
What is special about post op feeding after a PRAA surgery?
Feed dog in upright position (like off of counter if they can reach)
Gastric dilatation volvulus
Seen in large barreled chested dogs, mortality rate is high, stomach fills with air and twists
Exocrine pancreatic atrophy
AKA exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Cannot digest food, lots of poop, change diet to highly digestable and replace enzymes, pancreas withers away
What disorder is shown by a dog displaying a play bow along with extreme ab pain, vomiting, and fever?
Canine pancreatitis
Intussusceptions
Form of GI obstruction
One bowel “telescopes” into another and surgery is only solution
“serious disorder in which part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine.”
What is hematoschezia?
Bloody poop
What is coprostasis?
Blockage of poop
What is pseudocoprostasis?
External blockage of poop
Cannot move stool so it dehydrates and gets hard, causes ostipation (severe constipation)
Cannot give laxatives or enemas, need to take out entire colon
Feline megacolon
What are the three “i’s” for anal sac disease?
Infection, impaction, inspissation
Perianal fistulae
AKA anal furunculosis
chronic, purulent, malodorous, ulcerating, sinus tracts in the perianal tissues
Treatment for perianal fistula
Immunosuppression, topical tacrolimus (protopic) to perianal skin area, prescription z/d, atopica
Need lower allergen diets
Who are perineal hernias commonly seen in?
Intact male dogs
