Gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis is an inflammatory disease characterized by vomiting, diarrhea.
Causes include:
- Ingestion of spoiled food
- Inflammatory diseases
- Intestinal parasites
- Intestinal foreign bodies[2]
- Intestinal volvulus or intussusception
- Septic shock syndrome
- Acute tumor lysis syndrome
- Toxins - e.g. lead
- Gastrointestinal leiomyositis[3]
- Intestinal polyposis[4]
Clinically affected dogs usually present with depression, dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea.
Treatment involves addressing underlying cause and supportive antiemetics such as metoclopramide, broad-spectrum antimicrobials and intravenous fluid therapy.
References
- ↑ Animal Pet Doctor
- ↑ Capak D et al (2001) Incidence of foreign-body-induced ileus in dogs. Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr 114(7-8):290-296
- ↑ Johnson CS et al (2007) Fibrosing gastrointestinal leiomyositis as a cause of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in an 8-month-old dog. Vet Pathol 44(1):106-109
- ↑ Jeong DH et al (2006) Multiple intestinal lymphomatous polyposis in a Jindo dog. J Vet Sci 7(4):401-403
