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Enteral fluid therapy is the administration of fluids into the gastrointestinal tract using a nasogastric tube or feeding tube. This technique is commonly used in human medicine, as a natural way of administering fluids, and is reasonably safe and cost effective. This is less commonly used in horses but can be an effective method for providing large amounts of fluids to a horse, especially under field conditions. Unfortunately lack of patient cooperation often limits its use. Horses cannot usually be stimulated to drink excessive amounts of fluids and forced oral feeding can lead to aspiration pneumonia. The most practical route is administration of fluids through a nasogastric tube. Less common routes of administration include rectal enemas, or through fistulas in the large intestine. The former can cause severe injury to the rectum and discomfort to the horse and the latter is associated with complications due to the surgery for fistulation, which is invasive and costly.