Fatal necro‐haemorrhagic gastroenteritis and multifocal microthrombi secondary to food engorgement in a dog
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A previously healthy 5-year-old, female, spayed, mixed breed dog presented for acute abdominal distension and non-productive retching after consuming a large volume of kibble food. Abdominal radiographs confirmed food engorgement, standard medical therapy was initiated with intravenous fluids analgesics. After 36 hours persistent progressive hyperlactatemia, an exploratory laparotomy revealed generalised ischaemia throughout the gastrointestinal tract, spleen, liver. Due to poor prognosis, humane euthanasia elected. Postmortem examination severe necro-haemorrhagic gastroenteritis multifocal microthrombi. Clostridium perfringens cultured from small intestines, which may represent either underlying cause or opportunistic proliferation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Record Case Reports
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2052-6121']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.569