Background: The horizontal beam (HB) view has been used in the identification of pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pneumoperitoneum in small animals. Based on the literature, there were no published data evaluating the utility of HB radiography in vomiting dogs to differentiate between patients...

Ileus or intestinal distention can be caused by inflammation (adynamic/functional) or by obstruction (dynamic/mechanical). Adynamic ileus is a common sequela to parvoviral enteritis, abdominal surgery, pancreatitis, peritonitis, endotoxemia, hypokalemia and dysautonomia, Radiographically functional ...

GI obstruction often leads to intractable vomiting, the consequences of which can be life-threatening. For diagnosing, an ileus clinical examination with abdominal radiographs or ultrasonographs are chosen routinely. The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of GI obstruction among...

In the small animal clinical routine, intestinal obstructions are frequently encountered, and foreign body intake is the main cause. However, there are other causes of digestive tract obstructions. The intestinal muscular hipertrophy can be caused by stenosis or idiopathic origin. It's frequently...

In the present case report, a 3-year-old male Golden Retriever dog was referred to Fırat University Animal Hospital with complaints of weakness, vomiting and inability for defecation. After the clinical, radiographic and endoscopic examinations, it was found that the dog had mechanical ileus due to ...

Objectives: To retrospectively describe the clinical features including presenting signs, diagnoses, and short-term outcome in dogs identified to have poorly-marginated pulmonary nodules on CT scan at a referral hospital in the UK. Methods: Medical records were reviewed between January 2010 to...

Mechanical obstruction is a common cause of acute vomiting among small animals and radiography is the first line diagnostic tool. Due to many circumstances, surgery may not be an immediate treatment option. The purpose of this retrospective, cross-sectional design study is to determine the...

Objectives: To report the mortality rate within a cohort of dogs undergoing cholecystectomy and investigate the impact of intra-operative hypotension on mortality. Materials and Methods: Clinical records at five UK referral centres were reviewed for dogs undergoing cholecystectomy. Data collected...

Vomiting and diarrhoea are two of the most common reasons that dogs and cats are presented to veterinarian. In addition to the clinical examination and laboratory data base, survey radiographs and ultrasound are important diagnostic methods in dogs and cats. In this cases, one of differential...

Background: Emphysematous pyometra is a rare canine disease characterized by gas-forming bacteria infecting the uterus and causing an accumulation of both gas and infectious exudate in the uterine lumen. While radiological features of emphysematous pyometra have been previously described in dogs,...