Successful treatment for a gastric persimmon bezoar in a pony using nasogastric lavage with a carbonated cola soft drink

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 571-574

  Rodriguez Hurtado, I ^a   Stewart, A ^a   Pellegrini Masini, A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coca cola; Gastric impactions; Horse; Persimmons; Phytobezoar

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 37349006171     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/095777307X215052     Document Type: Article

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