Having discussed the ailments associated with the oesophagus (that tube which connects the oral cavity with the stomach), the next step would be to zero in on stomach problems. We will do that week after next.
Last week, I mentioned that regurgitation is not the same as vomiting. Today, let us look at this whole issue of vomiting more closely.
One of the major disturbances of the digestive system is vomiting. It is a major sign that something is radically wrong. The moment the vet hears from the client that his/her companion animal is vomiting, the vet must take the call very seriously.
We must firstly define vomiting. It is the vigorously active ejection of food from the stomach and even from that part of the intestine that adjoins the stomach. The action is accompanied by the increased production of saliva and the contraction of the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm.