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The enteral route is the preferred method of nutritional support in patients with functional gastrointestinal tracts. Many techniques for obtaining enteral access are available, and the decision regarding which one to use depends on several issues, including the functional integrity of each part of the gastrointestinal tract, the duration of anticipated nutritional support, and the risk of aspiration and gastroesophageal reflux. Nasoesophageal tubes are useful for short-term supplementation; however, patients needing nutritional support for longer than 2 weeks may be better served with a more permanent tube. Blenderized pet food diets are recommended for nutritional support because these diets do not need to be supplemented with protein or micronutrients. Commercial human enteral formulas provide a useful alternative for patients with specific nutrient requirements or for feeding via nasoesophageal or jejunostomy tubes.
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Doenças do Gato/terapia , Doenças do Cão/terapia , Nutrição Enteral/veterinária , Animais , Gatos , Cães , Nutrição Enteral/economia , Nutrição Enteral/métodos , Enterostomia/veterinária , Esofagostomia/veterinária , Gastrostomia/veterinária , Humanos , Intubação Gastrointestinal/veterinária , Faringostomia/veterináriaRESUMO
We report the successful use of a cortico-cancellous bone graft to repair a cleft of the secondary palate in a 6-month-old Akita dog. The cleft extended from the incisal papilla to the posterior border of the soft palate. It was 10 mm wide in the hard palate and 16 mm in the soft palate. The cleft was repaired using the "push-back" method with single-pedicled mucoperiosteal flaps to close the cleft in the soft tissues, and a free bone graft from the tibia (cortex with cancellous bone attached) to fill the defect in the hard palate. Two and one-half years after the operation the graft was indistinguishable from surrounding bone on radiographs. Maxillary growth appeared to have progressed normally, resulting in normal occlusion.
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Transplante Ósseo/veterinária , Fissura Palatina/veterinária , Cães/anormalidades , Tíbia/transplante , Animais , Fissura Palatina/cirurgia , Cães/cirurgia , Faringostomia/veterinária , Retalhos Cirúrgicos/veterinária , Técnicas de Sutura/veterinária , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Disorders of the pharynx are relatively uncommon in the dog and cat. There are a number of potential causes of pharyngeal problems, but the underlying presenting clinical sign is that of dysphagia. This chapter will discuss the differential diagnosis of dysphagia with emphasis on oropharyngeal swallowing disorders. A separate discussion of special considerations to be made in the placement of pharyngostomy tubes also will be presented.
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Doenças do Gato/cirurgia , Transtornos de Deglutição/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/cirurgia , Doenças Faríngeas/veterinária , Faringostomia/veterinária , Animais , Gatos , Transtornos de Deglutição/cirurgia , Cães , Masculino , Doenças Faríngeas/cirurgiaAssuntos
Anorexia/veterinária , Doenças do Gato/dietoterapia , Animais , Anorexia/dietoterapia , Ansiolíticos/uso terapêutico , Apetite/efeitos dos fármacos , Benzodiazepinas , Gatos , Dieta , Nutrição Enteral/veterinária , Hidratação/veterinária , Gastrostomia/veterinária , Necessidades Nutricionais , Faringostomia/veterináriaRESUMO
Gastric emptying of a radionuclide-labeled test meal was studied in 10 dogs that had been treated surgically for gastric dilatation-volvulus and in 10 clinically normal (control) dogs. There were no significant differences between the gastric emptying rates and patterns in treated and in control dogs. Thus, there are no indications that gastric emptying is delayed in dogs that have recovered from gastric dilatation-volvulus, and there is no reason for pyloric surgery in dogs with this condition.
