{"id":168,"date":"2025-03-04T03:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T03:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mbvets.com.au\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2025-06-09T04:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T04:46:47","slug":"gastroscopy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbvets.com.au\/index.php\/gastroscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastroscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-168-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-columns-168-101 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-168-102 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"bde-heading-168-107 bde-heading\">\nUp to 95%* of horses, particularly <br>Performance Horses, may have Gastric Ulcers\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-columns-168-109 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-168-110 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter-168-108 bde-simple-counter\">\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__wrapper\">\n  <p class=\"bde-simple-counter__number bde-h6\">\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__prefix\">*<\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__digit js-digit\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__suffix\">%<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n    \t<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__title\" >Thoroughbred Racehorses<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-simple-counter-168-122 bde-simple-counter\">\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__wrapper\">\n  <p class=\"bde-simple-counter__number bde-h6\">\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__prefix\">*<\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__digit js-digit\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__suffix\">%<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n    \t<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__title\" >English Performance Horses<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-168-111 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter-168-113 bde-simple-counter\">\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__wrapper\">\n  <p class=\"bde-simple-counter__number bde-h6\">\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__prefix\">*<\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__digit js-digit\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__suffix\">%<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n    \t<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__title\" >Endurance Horses<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-simple-counter-168-125 bde-simple-counter\">\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__wrapper\">\n  <p class=\"bde-simple-counter__number bde-h6\">\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__prefix\">*<\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__digit js-digit\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__suffix\">%<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n    \t<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__title\" >Western Sports Horses<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-168-112 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter-168-114 bde-simple-counter\">\n<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__wrapper\">\n  <p class=\"bde-simple-counter__number bde-h6\">\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__prefix\">*<\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__digit js-digit\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"bde-simple-counter__suffix\">%<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n    \t<div class=\"bde-simple-counter__title\" >Pleasure & Performance Horses<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-text-168-117 bde-text\">\n*indicative numbers only, percentages indicate upper limit of likelihood of gastric Ulcers. \n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-168-118 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/mbvets.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ulcers.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbvets.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ulcers.jpg 684w, https:\/\/mbvets.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ulcers-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-168-103 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-168-128 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-168-105 bde-heading\">\nUlcers Cause\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-columns-168-129 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-168-130 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bde-basic-list-168-106 bde-basic-list\">\n  <li  >    \n          Weight loss<br>\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Poor body condition\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Behavioral changes\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Decreased performance\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Reluctance to train\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-168-131 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bde-basic-list-168-132 bde-basic-list\">\n  <li  >    \n          Reluctance to train\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Poor appetite\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Poor hair coat\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          \tLow grade colic\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Girthiness\n      <\/li>\n  <li  >    \n          Windsucking\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-168-133 bde-heading\">\nPreparing Your Horse For Gastroscopy\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-168-134 bde-text\">\nSimilar to humans, it is imperative that feed is withheld from your horse for 12-16 hours prior to the scheduled gastroscopy. <br><br>Some horses (especially ponies) have a unique ability to scavenge feed from around their environment. This includes eating shavings from their stall and tufts of grass from beyond the yard perimeter. Such horses may require muzzling for 12-16 hours prior to the gastroscopy.<br><br>Please also withdraw water for 4-5 hours prior to the scheduled gastroscopy. Make sure you turn off any automatic waterers.<br><br>Please arrive at the clinic approximately 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment. This will ensure that your horse has a chance to settle down before the gastroscopy.<br><br>Your horse will require sedation immediately prior to the procedure. The actual gastroscopy procedure may take somewhere between 15 to 60 minutes to complete. The average time will be 20-25 minutes.<br><br>If possible, please bring some feed (such as lucerne hay or grass hay) for your horse to eat once the procedure has been completed and the sedation has worn off.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-columns-168-135 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-168-136 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-icon-list-168-150 bde-icon-list\">\n<ul>\n  \n              \n    <li>\n                      \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link bde-icon-list__item-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/mbvets.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gastroscope-Patient-Information-Form-MBEV.pdf\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n      \n      <span class='bde-icon-list__icon'>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><!--! 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