Table 3 Stated indications for administration of omeprazole in dogs with no history of GI signs on presentation.

From: Prospective observational study of the use of omeprazole and maropitant citrate in veterinary specialist care

Indication

Ward

Medicine (N = 28)

N (%)

Surgery (N = 24)

N (%)

Vomiting while hospitalised

7 (25.0)

3 (12.5)

Regurgitation while hospitalised

4 (14.3)

9 (37.5)

Diarrhoea while hospitalised

0

2 (8.3)

Decreased appetite while hospitalised

4 (14.3)

0

Signs of nausea while hospitalised

2 (7.1)

3 (12.5)

Signs of GI haemorrhage or ulceration

4 (14.3)

0

Concurrent disease

6 (21.4)

0

Concurrent medications

3 (10.7)

2 (8.3)

Prophylactic treatment to decrease risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux under GA

0

10 (41.7), of which 9 (37.5) in dogs with BOAS

  1. GA: general anaesthesia; BOAS: brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome. Note that numbers summate to more than the number of questionnaire responses because some questionnaires contained multiple domains.
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