Ingestion of glue by a dog

16 Ingestion of glue by a dog




Initial presentation


Vomiting and decreased appetite


Signalment: 15-month-old neutered female Bassett Fauve de Bretagne (Fig 16.1), body weight 9.1 kg


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Fig 16.1 Bassett Fauve de Bretagne dog at presentation



Case history


The dog had been healthy up until 2 days prior to examination when she was thought to have been playing with a tube of glue. The owner reported that the dog had chewed off the cap and may have eaten some of the glue. Since then she had vomited twice, starting soon after access to the glue. She then had shown a decrease in appetite. The vomitus contained mostly a green fluid and foam. The owner reported that the dog had also passed a small amount of dark faeces.


The dog was de-wormed regularly with fenbendazole and she had received her vaccinations as a puppy. Her regular diet was a commercial dry dog food supplemented with treats.



Physical examination


The dog was quiet but responsive. Her body condition score was 5/9. The mucous membranes were slightly tacky but the colour was pink and capillary refill time was less than 2 seconds. Peripheral lymph nodes were unremarkable.


Thoracic auscultation revealed normal heart and lung sounds, with a heart rate of 100 beats per minute. On abdominal palpation, a firm distended stomach was felt and the dog was uncomfortable during palpation. Respiratory rate was 24 breaths per minute. Rectal temperature was 38.4° C. She had been given no medications.



Problem list and discussion of problems



• Vomiting and poor appetite

The dog’s poor appetite was thought to be related to the vomiting and separate differential diagnoses were not considered.



Differential diagnosis


Differentials for acute vomiting in this dog included:


• Disorders of the stomach
• foreign body

• gastritis

• ulceration

• chronic partial dilatation-volvulus

• neoplasia

• Disorders of the small intestine
• foreign body

• inflammatory bowel disease

• neoplasia

• parasites

• intussusception (unlikely)

• Disorders of the large intestine
• colitis

• obstipation

• Systemic disorders
• pancreatopathy

• hypoadrenocorticism

• diabetes mellitus

• liver disorders

• peritonitis

• renal disease/uraemia (unlikely)

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Sep 22, 2016 | Posted by in SMALL ANIMAL | Comments Off on Ingestion of glue by a dog

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