I am starting to wonder if there’s a new infectious agent causing acute gastro-entero-colitis in dogs around here (northern England) recently. Firstly, there seems to be an upsurge in numbers of cases: especially those which take a week or more to recover. None of those which I’ve seen were markedly neutropaenic or tested positive on … Continue reading
Almost the most frequent presenting problem we see in our sonography practice is canine acute abdomen. And perhaps, more specifically, acute vomiting which fails to resolve within a couple of days supportive care. The bottom line for these is ‘does this dog need surgery or will it resolve with supportive care’. If you can see … Continue reading
AHDS (or HGE as it is probably more widely known) has long remained an enigmatic condition. Despite being common and serious, a definitive cause remained elusive. Cicrumstantial evidence supported the involvement of Clostridia but we lacked an explanation as to why only a few dogs develop signs when Clostridia are ubiquitous in gut flora… ….until … Continue reading
