Tag Archives: gastrointestinal
Pneumonia in dogs: gastrointestinal presenting signs
With the advent of lung ultrasound and the resulting great leap forward in our ability to diagnose bronchopneumonia relatively easily and with good specificity has opened a door on its true incidence and the spectrum of associated presenting signs. Notably, we now see affected dogs in which gastrointestinal signs are prominent. It’s hard to prove … Continue reading
Heart and gut: interactions in disease
Yesterday I saw an elderly dog with recent onset anorexia, apparent abdominal discomfort, bloody diarrhoea, and a single episode of vomiting. On examination this patient also turned out to have loud left- and right-sided systolic murmurs. And on echocardiography he exhibited findings consistent with left-sided congestive failure due to apparent mitral valve disease, secondary pulmonary … Continue reading
Gastrointestinal foreign bodies
Interesting cases from this week, happily doing well at present. The first, a cat with acute vomiting and profound malaise: The first two seconds of the examination. Don’t want to jump to any conclusions but a stomach dilated to that extent raises the prospect of mechanical or functional GI obstruction. And there’s some ‘stuff’ in … Continue reading
