Sand impaction has been described in a small number of dogs: J Small Anim Pract. 2010 Jan;51(1):29-33Sand impaction of the small intestine in eight dogs.Moles AD1, McGhite A, Schaaf OR, Read R. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20137006 In all of those dogs, impaction in the ileum proximal to the ileo-caeco-colic junction was documented and thought to be the principal … Continue reading
I guess we know that hypoadrenocorticism (both ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’) is associated with gastrointestinal signs including ulceration. I’ve not managed to find a completely convincing pathophysiological explanation of the mechanism for this. However, I just wanted to share a couple of sonographic images of the stomach wall in addisonian dogs. They can be really striking. … Continue reading
Gastric and duodenal ulceration is probably relatively common in dogs: usually secondary to NSAID and/or glucocorticoid treatment, liver disease, hypoadrenocorticism, mast cell tumours or gastrinoma. However, perforation and subsequent septic peritonitis is less frequent. In fact there are few published cases. Hinton L. E., McLoughlin M. A., Johnson S. E. & Weisbrode S. E. … Continue reading
