Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic caecal impaction and vomiting treated by surgery
By White, R N·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1997·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic caecal faecolithiasis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old spayed female Jack Russell terrier was brought to the vet after experiencing weight loss, tiredness, vomiting, and diarrhea for six months. The vet diagnosed her with a blockage in the cecum (a part of the intestine) caused by hardened stool. Surgery was performed to remove the blockage, and the dog recovered well, with no signs of the previous symptoms until she was later euthanized due to heart failure three months after the surgery.
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Abstract
A 14-year-old, spayed female Jack Russell terrier with a six month history of weight loss, lethargy, intermittent vomition and diarrhoea was diagnosed as having a chronic impaction of the caecum with mineralised faecal material. Diagnosis was based on the clinical findings and both survey and positive contrast radiographic studies. The diagnosis of caecal impaction was confirmed at surgery and a typhlectomy was performed with the aid of a linear stapler. Histopathology of the caecum confirmed the impaction to have resulted from faecolithiasis. The dog made a full recovery from the procedure, showing no recurrence of the clinical signs until euthanasia three months postoperatively for probable heart failure associated with mitral regurgitation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9358407/