https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26783/gastric-atony-staffie-advice-please Hi We have a 6yr old female staffie, history of intermittent vomiting 2 yrs presenting now with regurgitation and enlarged stomach. On ranitidine, cerenia, metronidazole, ivft, was on coamox metronidazole iv Exlap and stomach histo unremarkableen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194220?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:37:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a644d219-e0b5-4a21-abd7-7683004a553fserena holmes<p>[quote user=&quot;grumpyoldman&quot;]</p> <p>Seen Cats with dysautonomia , not recently ,used to call it key Gaskell syndrome , the odd dog is recorded. More likely pyloric dysfunction/obstruction . Maybe worth a pyloric biopsy/myotomy while performing a Y-V PLASTY to encourage emptying. Barium study maybe useful to outline a motility problem. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Thought key Gaskell syndrome was just a cat thing...i&rsquo;ll get the pilocarpine out!!!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194219?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:33:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:21cc4b39-3ebe-41d6-9f4f-c7e6b9199b1cserena holmes<p>True, she was on vetergesic post exlap but its now stopped.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194218?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Mar 2018 23:07:24 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3ef00a30-d1d4-4558-97d5-7b161d795cb9grumpyoldman<p>Seen Cats with dysautonomia , not recently ,used to call it key Gaskell syndrome , the odd dog is recorded. More likely pyloric dysfunction/obstruction . Maybe worth a pyloric biopsy/myotomy while performing a Y-V PLASTY to encourage emptying. Barium study maybe useful to outline a motility problem. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194217?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Mar 2018 23:00:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:bb8c6a6f-34ee-4480-8a6f-61dc7ee912cdMark Rowland<p>Wheres the analgesia. Ive seen post op pain and other pain cause ileus in many species including dogs.</p> <p>Goodluck (hic!)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194216?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:01:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f64b2345-973b-4223-92a4-8f6bab3b8a26serena holmes<p>Yep on a metoclop CRI Pli negative but will chk if pancreas histo done...thanks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194179?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:14:43 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9a520193-2655-4ddd-a904-c9d01c16f1f6gerard mclauchlan<p>I would also start metoclopramide at 2mg/kg/24h as a CRI for prok effect if happy no foreign body. Presume potassium ok also. Could there be ileus due to a focal peritonitis such as pancreatitis ?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194178?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:05:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:78a6a3ca-d40d-444b-af66-396f132d8600serena holmes<p>All parts, but youre right, we don&rsquo;t have a scope so a pyloric problem could potentially have been missed</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/194177?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Mar 2018 18:48:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d6fde47a-a34a-4bc4-a4d3-3e90b929ad94Jenny Harris<p>What part of the stomach was biopsied? If an ex lap rather than a scope could you miss some sort of pyloric obstruction or hypertrophy? Sorry if that&rsquo;s a stupid question</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>