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Gastric Dilation and Intestinal Obstruction – Rabbit (view source)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Unresponsive; collapsed; hypothermic; abdominal pain; +/- gastric dilation
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Unresponsive; collapsed; hypothermic; abdominal pain; +/- gastric dilation
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Gas in stomach and intestine; free gas in peritoneal cavity
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Gas in stomach and intestine; free gas in peritoneal cavity
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Ruptured gut; explorotomy; euthanasia
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Unresponsive; abdominal pain; gastric dilation palpable
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Gas/fluid in stomach; minimal gas in intestine
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Cranial sm int obstruction; gastric decompression and surgery; euthanasia
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Unresponsive; abdominal pain; gastric dilation palpable
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Gas/fluid in stomach; much gas in small intestine
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Caudal sm int obstruction; repeat rads (30-60 mins) or perform gastric decompression
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Depressed; not collapsed; palpably enlarged stomach
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Gas in caecum
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Foreign body has passed through; medical treatment
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“Performing surgery only to find that the obstruction has moved is preferable to performing a post-mortem examination on a rabbit that required surgical intervention”. Harcourt Brown T R (2007) Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 16 (3) 168-174
“Performing surgery only to find that the obstruction has moved is preferable to performing a post-mortem examination on a rabbit that required surgical intervention”. Harcourt Brown T R (2007) Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 16 (3) 168-174