Davis M S, Willard M D, Nelson S L, Mandsager R E, McKiernan B S, Mansell J K, Lehenbauer T W
Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
J Vet Intern Med. 2003 May-Jun;17(3):311-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2003.tb02453.x.
Human and equine athletes are reported to have a high prevalence of gastric disease, and anecdotal evidence suggests a similar phenomenon applies to racing sled dogs. To investigate the prevalence of gastric disease in racing sled dogs, we conducted 2 gastroscopy studies on dogs competing in the annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A pilot study of dogs that were either dropped from the 2000 Iditarod Sled Dog Race because of illness or that finished the race indicated that, approximately 5 days after competing, 10 of 28 dogs (35%) had endoscopic evidence of gastric ulceration, erosion, or hemorrhage. The next year, an endoscopic study of 73 dogs participating in the 2001 Iditarod race was performed in order to evaluate a larger population of dogs. Data from 70 of these dogs could be used; 34 (48.5%) had ulceration, erosion, gastric hemorrhage, or some combination of these findings. When this group of 70 dogs was compared retrospectively to a control group of 87 dogs presented to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the Iditarod sled dogs had a significantly higher prevalence (P = .049) of gastric lesions. These findings suggest that, similar to athletes of other species, elite canine athletes have an increased prevalence of gastric disease compared to the canine population at large.
据报道，人类和马类运动员胃部疾病的患病率很高，且有传闻证据表明类似现象也适用于参赛雪橇犬。为调查参赛雪橇犬胃部疾病的患病率，我们对参加年度艾迪塔罗德雪橇犬比赛的犬只进行了两项胃镜检查研究。一项针对因疾病退出2000年艾迪塔罗德雪橇犬比赛或完成比赛的犬只的初步研究表明，比赛结束约5天后，28只犬中有10只（35%）有胃溃疡、糜烂或出血的内镜证据。次年，为评估更多犬只，对参加2001年艾迪塔罗德比赛的73只犬进行了内镜检查研究。其中70只犬的数据可用；34只（48.5%）有溃疡、糜烂、胃出血或这些表现的某种组合。当将这组70只犬与送到德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）兽医医学教学医院的87只犬的对照组进行回顾性比较时，参加艾迪塔罗德比赛的雪橇犬胃部病变的患病率显著更高（P = 0.049）。这些发现表明，与其他物种的运动员一样，精英犬类运动员与普通犬类群体相比，胃部疾病的患病率更高。
