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Small Bowel Volvulus in Dogs Clinical Observations
Author(s) -
HARVEY H. JAY,
RENDANO VICTOR T.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1984.tb00767.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hematochezia , volvulus , enteritis , ileus , gastroenterology , diarrhea , bloody diarrhea , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , cancer
Small bowel volvulus was diagnosed in six dogs. Peracute onset, hematochezia, and lack of vomition were the most prominent clinical features. All affected dogs exceeded 23 kg in body weight. Five of the six dogs were males and two were German shepherd dogs. There were no diagnostic findings that were specific for intestinal volvulus. Abdominal radiographs in two dogs were interpreted as showing “pathologic” dilatation of bowel. However, it could not be determined whether the dilatation was caused by adynamic ileus or by mechanical obstruction. Results of hematological tests help to differentiate other causes of bloody diarrhea such as hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and parvovirus enteritis. Prognosis for dogs with intestinal volvulus was poor: all six of the dogs in our series died.