In recent years I’ve seen a series of cats with a striking syndrome of acute, severe diarrhoea of unknown cause. The more I see of these; the more I’m suspicious it’s a disease entity which isn’t fully described in the published literature. The three recent cases described below are typical representatives of the phenomenon. All … Continue reading
I’ve been uneasy for a while about the drugs we often use in acute vomiting/diarrhoea dogs. Metronidazole being high on the list. Recent evidence supports the contention that metronidazole isn’t necessary. And that’s not taking into account any possible longer-term adverse effects on gut microbiota. Front. Vet. Sci., 04 June 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00163 A Randomized … Continue reading
Just a little image of interest…to show how closely the pancreas is associated with the transverse and descending left colon in the dog. And how the colon is enveloped within the resulting swamp of inflamed fat when the pancreas is poorly. And a still image of the very inflamed-looking ileo-caeco-colic junction from the … Continue reading
AHDS (or HGE as it is probably more widely known) has long remained an enigmatic condition. Despite being common and serious, a definitive cause remained elusive. Cicrumstantial evidence supported the involvement of Clostridia but we lacked an explanation as to why only a few dogs develop signs when Clostridia are ubiquitous in gut flora… ….until … Continue reading
Just an unusual case. An acutely poorly, pyrexic pug who was in season at the time. As far as we know no mating involved. On abdominal ultrasonography, working from cranial to caudal the first abnormality was localised abdominal fat inflammation around the ovaries: The uterine horns are abnormally hypoechoic and contain a little turbid content … Continue reading
