Gastrointestinal Motility and Disease in Large Animals

[Guillermo Rodriguez]

Gastrointestinal Motility and Disease in Large Animals
Christine B. Navarre and Allen J. Roussel




An understanding of the relationship between gastrointestinal
(GI) motility and disease is imperative for the
proper treatment of large animal patients, especially as
new therapeutic agents become available. However, the
abundance of information that has become available in
the last 2 decades makes gaining this understanding a
formidable task. This article summarizes the changes in
GI motility caused by some common diseases and conditions
encountered in large animal practice, such as GI
obstruction, postoperative ileus, resection and anastomosis,
diarrhea, endotoxemia, GI parasitism, hypocalcemia,
and pregnancy.
J Vet Intern Med 1996;10:51-59. Copyright Q 1996 by the
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

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