Abstract

Three cases of gastrointestinal foreign body obstruction were presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex (VCC) of PGIVER, Jaipur. The obstructing materials included a stone, a sharp object, and a plastic rubber toy. The dogs, aged eight years, five years, and three months respectively, exhibited clinical signs including anorexia persisting for 5 to 7 days, dyschezia, chronic vomiting, and progressive weight loss. Clinical examination revealed that the patients were dull and dehydrated with normal body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate. Physical examination revealed abdominal pain and the presence of palpable hard masses in two of the dogs, while the third case showed no significant abdominal abnormalities upon palpation. Plain abdominal radiography was performed, which revealed radio-opaque foreign bodies in all three cases. Following diagnosis, Animal was subjected to surgical operation and enterotomy was done from mid line incision under general anesthesia to retrieve the foreign bodies. Postoperatively inj. intamox @10mg/kg b.wt. for 5 day, inj. Meloxicam @ 0.3 mg/kg b.wt. for 3 days and antiseptic dressing until suture removal. Animal was maintained on fluid therapy for 5 days after that oral feeding was started. The animal was fully recovered and any postoperative complication was not observed. All three dogs had an uneventful recovery and responded well to treatment.

Keywords : Enterotomy, Dyschezia, Obstruction, Radiograph