GIT Behaviour

Question 1

BGA?

Answer 1

brain gut axis

Question 2

what is chronic stress associated with?

Answer 2

with decrease gastric emptying, increase intestinal contractility, increase gut permeability, reduce water absorption, intestinal inflammatory response

Question 3

when do animals regurgitate?

Answer 3

over-eaten and want to spit out

Question 4

vommiting?

Answer 4

requires large abdominal movements (strong muscular movements)

Question 5

normal defecation ritual?

Answer 5

sniffing, circling, straining, covering up

Question 6

what is abnormal with caecotrophs?

Answer 6

slowly consuming caecotrophs - being able to see it
Seeing caecotrophs lying around - not being consumed

Question 7

ingestion of non-food material normal for which animals?

Answer 7

tortoises, birds - chickens

Question 8

what makes normal behaviour abnormal?

Answer 8

if it is carried out excessively

Question 9

ELS?

Answer 9

excessive licking of surfaces

Question 10

Borborgymus?

Answer 10

loud gurgling noise from abdomen

Question 11

ulcer in mouth? behavioural sign =

Answer 11

start licking/moving mouth quite commonly

Question 12

tenesmus?

Answer 12

animal is in squatting position
straining excessively (locked in squat position)
painful anal glands or large intestinal issues

Question 13

restlessness and hunch in horses - sign of what?

Answer 13

colic

Question 14

Bruxism?

Answer 14

teeth grinding

Question 15

what behavioural signs can we use to identify pain?

Answer 15

posture, movement, vocalisation, eating habits, activity levels, sleep pattern altered, grooming (lack/excessive), elimination pattern change

Question 16

lateral recumbency?

Answer 16

not doing well