Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Botulinum toxin A helped delayed stomach emptying in a dog
By Rinaldi, Max L et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2014·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Botulinum toxin A as a treatment for delayed gastric emptying in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A toy Australian shepherd was brought in for vomiting and abdominal pain after surgery for a bile peritonitis caused by a biliary mucocele. Despite trying medications to help his stomach empty, he continued to have issues. The veterinarian then injected botulinum toxin A into the stomach muscle, which helped the dog’s stomach empty properly. This new treatment worked well, and the dog showed improvement afterward.
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Abstract
A toy Australian shepherd dog was referred for bile peritonitis following excision of a biliary mucocele. Subsequent delayed gastric emptying was refractory to prokinetic therapy but responded to injection of botulinum toxin A into the muscularis layer of the pylorus; a novel therapy for delayed gastric emptying in dogs.
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