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
A severe colitis refractory to conventional treatments is not uncommon in young French Bulldogs and Boxers in the UK: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jvim.12020 A definitive diagnosis requires histopathology; conventionally using mucosal biopsies acquired at colonocopy. However, it’s certainly worth having a look with ultrasound before embarking on scoping. This helps to identify the worst-affected sections of … Continue reading
Just a nice image from today: a pup with 2 month history of persistent haematochezia and diarrhoea. Unresponsive to dietary manipulations, beta-lactams or antihelminthics. …but faecal microscopy positive for Isospora. Normally I have a healthy scepticism for the significance of faecal ‘pathogens’ but in this case it does seem a plausible explanation for … Continue reading
