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*#* Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. | *#* Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. | ||
*#* Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers. | *#* Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers. | ||
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[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Pathology]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Cat]] | [[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Pathology]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Cat]] | ||
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[[Category:Stomach Diseases - Horse]] | [[Category:Stomach Diseases - Horse]] | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 17 January 2011
- Several causes
- Foreign body/ impaction, e.g.
- Stones
- Hair/wool balls (trichobezoars)
- Coarse feed in herbivores.
- Neurologic causes, e.g.
- Dysautonomia (cat, horse)
- End-stage liver disease (horse)
- Vagal indigestion (cattle)
- Pyloric stenosis
- Seen in the dog, foal, and sometimes in the cat
- Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent vomiting.
- Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers.
- Foreign body/ impaction, e.g.