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Gastric Motility Disorders (view source)
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
Diagnosis of gastric motility disorders is usually made once other causes of vomiting have been ruled out. The normal gastric emptying time of a dog is 10-12hours. Therefore, a dog that vomits an undigested meal more than twelve hours after feeding should be strongly suspected of having a gastric motility disorder.
Diagnosis of gastric motility disorders is usually made once other causes of vomiting have been ruled out. The normal gastric emptying time of a dog is 10-12hours. Therefore, a dog that vomits an undigested meal more than twelve hours after feeding should be strongly suspected of having a gastric motility disorder if an outflow obstruction and inflammatory disease have been excluded.
===Clinical Signs===
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==Clinical Signs===
*chronic belching and vomiting
*chronic belching and vomiting
*anorexia
*anorexia
*poor body condition
*poor body condition
===Radiography===
===Radiography===
Contrast radiography may support a diagnosis of a gastric motility disorder:
*Retention of a barium meal for more than 10 hours
===Biopsy===
===Biopsy===
===Endoscopy===
===Endoscopy===