Primary gastric rupture in 20 horses from Midwestern Brazil: case report

Author:

Gonzaga M.C.1ORCID,Wilson T.M.1ORCID,Castro M.B.1,Teixeira-Neto A.R.1ORCID,Campebell R.C.1ORCID,Câmara A.C.L.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT An 11-year (2007-2018) survey of epidemiological, clinical and pathological findings of horses with primary gastric rupture (PGR) was conducted. Twenty horses presented PGR, nine (45%) horses were clinically evaluated, eleven (55%) were sent dead, and all animals were necropsied. PGR contributed to a prevalence of 0.31% (9/2,868) of all equid attendances, 1.83% (9/491) of colic cases, and 4.1% (20/487) of all equid necropsies. Highly fermentable feed (n=7), gastric impaction (n=4), and perforating gastric ulcer (n=1) were the main causes of PGR; whilst eight horses presented idiopathic gastric rupture. Clinically evaluated horses were tachycardic, tachypneic, febrile, dehydrated, with increased abdominal tension, abnormal mucous membranes and reduced to absent intestinal borborygmi. Improper dietary management, such as the ingestion of low-quality roughage and highly fermentable feedstuffs were detected as the main factors associated with PGR in Midwestern Brazil. It is important to raise awareness in horse owners about proper feed management to minimize PGR.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Veterinary

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