Nursing care in gastric dilatation in dogs

• Autor(es): Valente, A. ; Rego, A. ; Nascimento, R. ; Oliveira, J. ; Vala, Helena ; Mesquita, Jr. ; Nóbrega, C.
• Data: 2013
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/1892
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
• Assunto(s): veterinary nurses; Gastric Dilatation; giant breeds; dog; Doberman Pinscher; St. Bernard; Great Dane; German Shepherd; emergency
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Gastric Dilatation is a potentially fatal gastrointestinal pathology caused by aerophagy. It is mainly caused by rapid consumption of food, excitation or exercising near the time of feeding, which promotes the entrance of air into the stomach (Robbins et al, 2011). With this work we aim to emphasize the care given by veterinary nurses in this pathology.