Source: IAMS NUTRITION INSIDER FOR THE VETERINARY TEAM
 July 1, 2009
Prebiotics are nondigestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth or activity of beneficial bacteria in the intestines and, thus, may improve the host's health.
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Source: ELSEVIER
 June 1, 2009
By:Tara S. Rabuffo, DVM, DACVS, Eileen S. Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVS, Nora Grenager, VMD, Raymond Boston, PhD, James A. Orsini, DVM, DACVS
The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastric ulcers in horses with acute abdominal crisis (colic) and to examine the temporal effect of hospitalization on ulcer development in equine patients treated for colic.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Esophageal diseases, including megaesophagus, can easily sneak up on the unsuspecting clinician if regurgitation, the cardinal sign of esophageal disease, is not considered a differential diagnosis for an animal that presents for what the owner perceives as vomiting.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The stomach plays a key initial role in digestion through its mixing actions, and through the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin, which are important for the activation of key digestive enzymes.
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Source: ELSEVIER
April 1, 2009
By:Rilla E. Reese, BS, Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS
Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is a condition in horses characterized by ulcers in the terminal esophagus; proximal (squamous) stomach; distal (glandular) stomach; and proximal duodenum.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Primary gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasia is an important differential diagnosis for a dog or cat with vomiting or diarrhea, especially chronic vomiting or diarrhea, anorexia and weight loss, particularly animals that are middle-aged and older.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The protein-losing enteropathies (PLE) comprise a collection of intestinal, usually small intestinal, diseases typically associated with weight loss, hypoproteinemia caused by hypoalbuminemia or panhypoproteinemia, and variable signs of weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
Commonly affecting the large-breed deep-chested breeds, gastric dilatation and volvulus syndrome has the potential to be a life-threatening problem.
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