Sentences with phrase «cecal impaction»

Without an efficient amount of dietary fiber, an animal's intestines can become sluggish, resulting in bloat and gastric stasis; hairballs that cause blockages and cecal impaction leading to enteritis, a potentially fatal bacterial infection of the intestines.

Fiber ensures optimal motility (movement) of the rabbit's digestive tract, which helps prevent problems such as cecal impaction (entrapment of digestive tract contents in the cecum) and hairballs (obstruction of the digestive tract by hair ingested while grooming).

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* dried corn (can carry a deadly bacteria) * seeds (full of fat, causes obesity and sometimes stomach impactions) * low quality pellets (causes obesity and dental problems) * lucerne chaff (causes over production of cecals in rabbits) * mollasses (causes obesity and dental problems)