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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.
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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
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*poor body condition
 
*poor body condition
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===Laboratory Tests===
   
===Radiography===
 
===Radiography===
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Contrast radiography may support a diagnosis of a gastric motility disorder:
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*Retention of a barium meal for more than 10 hours
 
===Biopsy===
 
===Biopsy===
 
===Endoscopy===
 
===Endoscopy===
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