Lead ingestion in a puppy
17 Lead ingestion in a puppy Initial presentation Vomiting and seizures Signalment: 5-month-old entire male West Highland white terrier, body weight 3.1 kg Case history The puppy had been vomiting bile…
Oesophageal foreign body in a dog
6 Oesophageal foreign body in a dog Initial presentation Dysphagia, regurgitation Signalment: 8-month-old entire male Labrador retriever, body weight 20 kg Case history The dog had been regurgitating for about 2…
Persistent right aortic arch in a dog
7 Persistent right aortic arch in a dog Initial presentation Regurgitating, especially food, since weaning Signalment: 3-month-old uncastrated male Border collie, body weight 11 kg Case history The puppy had been…
Myasthenia gravis in a dog
3 Myasthenia gravis in a dog Initial presentation Regurgitation, cough and weakness/exercise intolerance Signalment: 2-year-old neutered male collie crossbred dog, body weight 19.8 kg Case history The dog had become progressively…
Swallowing and regurgitation
1 Swallowing and regurgitation The oesophagus and swallowing The oesophagus is divided into the cervical, thoracic and abdominal parts. The cervical oesophagus runs ventral and to the left of the…
Feline dysautonomia
8 Feline dysautonomia Initial presentation Chronic dysphagia, vomiting, constipation, weight loss Signalment: 2-year-old male neutered domestic shorthaired cat, body weight 3.75 kg Case history The cat had a 5-week history of…
Oesophageal stricture in a cat
4 Oesophageal stricture in a cat Initial presentation Regurgitation Signalment: 9-year-old male neutered Siamese cat, body weight 3.5 kg Case history The cat had been healthy until 3 weeks prior to…
Idiopathic megaoesophagus in a dog
2 Idiopathic megaoesophagus in a dog Initial presentation Vomiting and regurgitation every 1 to 3 days for at least 6 months; concurrent weight loss and recent (2 to 3 weeks)…
Phenobarbitone responsive retching in a dog
5 Phenobarbitone responsive retching in a dog Initial presentation Gagging, retching and vomiting for 10 days Signalment: 6-year-old neutered male Jack Russell terrier x poodle, body weight 6.6 kg Case history…
