Chronic gastric dilatation is a rarely diagnosed disease of the horse. The objective of this report was to describe the clinical and ultrasonographic findings of 20 cases of chronic gastric dilatation in horses. Furthermore, horses' clinical history, signalment and clinical and gastroscopic...

The objective of this study was to describe the clinical findings, medical management, and outcomes of horses with sabulous cystitis, and to describe a high flow bladder lavage procedure in horses that are standing or under general anesthesia. The medical records of 13 horses diagnosed with...

All horses diagnosed with duodenitis/proximal jejunitis (DPJ) at the Texas Medical Centre between January 1, 1987 and July 1, 1993 were included in a retrospective study to examine the therapeutic and prognostic value of bethanechol and metoclopramide as gastrointestinal prokinetic drugs in horses...

After food was withheld for 12 h, 4 healthy horses were given 370 MBq of ^99mTc-labelled sulfur colloid incorporated into egg albumen and 37 MBq of ¹¹¹In-labelled diethyl triamine pentaacetic acid in 120 ml of water via nasogastric intubation. Intravenously administered treatments were 0.9% NaCl...

The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of bethanechol (BeCh) on contractility patterns of smooth muscle preparations of equine duodenum descendens, jejunum, caecum and pelvic flexure in vitro. Concentration-response relationships were developed for BeCh using in vitro assays with and...

Five horses with sabulous cystitis were managed for up to three years. They were treated by emptying the bladder through a urinary catheter and saline lavage with cytoscopic guidance to remove residual sabulous material. The cystitis was treated with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory medications, ...

Nervous excitation was induced by various means in 5 horses provided with a gastric cannula. Insulin hypoglycaemia profoundly inhibited the basal acid output and volume secreted from the stomach. No clear effect on acid secretion was noted after administration of bethanechol, as the acid output was ...

Colic is a common problem encountered in equine practice. Alteration of gastrointestinal motility is often the underlying cause for abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal motility can be measured as myoelectric activity, mechanical activity, and transit of intraluminal contents. Regulation of motility is ...

Three adult stallions with urospermia were treated with bethanechol (0.07 mg/kg, p.o.), imipramine (750 mg, p.o.) or furosemide (30 mg, i.v.) in a cross-over manner to evaluate the effect of those drugs on biochemical constituents of their seminal plasma. Results indicated that contamination of...