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Choke, Esophageal Obstruction in HorsesIntroduction
It is common for a food bolus to become lodged in the esophagus of the horse which rapidly leads to signs of discomfort and a copious food contaminated nasal discharge of saliva. Since the horse can still breath the horse is not technically choking but this has become the common name for this condition. It happens for a number of different reasons and clinical signs develop rapidly this article discusses causes, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and possible complications.
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