<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A 12 year old male Fox Terrier (case 1) and a one year old female Poodle (case 2) were presented with a history of dysorexia and vomiting, and case 2 also with distress associated with eating. Both dogs were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on clinical signs, blood analysis and ultrasonography which revealed the presence of a vegetable foreign body in the proximity of the pancreatic right lobe. Laparatomy enabled the gramineae awns to be removed which led to full resolution of clinical signs. We believe that these are the first reported cases of acute pancreatitis due to grass awns.</p></abstract>

A 12 year old male Fox Terrier (case 1) and a one year old female Poodle (case 2) were presented with a history of dysorexia and vomiting, and case 2 also with distress associated with eating. Both dogs were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on clinical signs, blood analysis and ultrasonography which revealed the presence of a vegetable foreign body in the proximity of the pancreatic right lobe. Laparatomy enabled the gramineae awns to be removed which led to full resolution of clinical signs. We believe that these are the first reported cases of acute pancreatitis due to grass awns.

Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Peritoneal Migration of Grass Awn in Two Dogs

Acta Veterinaria

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A 12 year old male Fox Terrier (case 1) and a one year old female Poodle (case 2) were presented with a history of dysorexia and vomiting, and case 2 also with...

Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Peritoneal Migration of Grass Awn in Two Dogs

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 587 - 592

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: Jul 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0048

Keywords
dog, grass awn, pancreatitis, ultrasound

© by Simonetta Citi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Peritoneal Migration of Grass Awn in Two Dogs

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 587 - 592

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: Jul 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0048

Keywordsdog, grass awn, pancreatitis, ultrasound

© by Simonetta Citi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
dog, grass awn, pancreatitis, ultrasound