A method is presented for the experimental production of a standard caustic burn of the cat's esophagus. Comparative histological studies have shown that the anatomy of the cat's esophagus closely resembles that of a child. The experimental burn results in subsequent stricture formation at a chosen level of the esophagus. The esophageal stricture is comparable to those which result from caustic burns in children. Currently popular forms of treatment for caustic burns of the esophagus were used in cats. A combination of steroid and antibiotic yielded the most favorable results with the lowest incidence of stricture formation.
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Haller et al. (1964) studied this question.