Ultrasonographic evaluation of gastrointestinal affections in dogs

Ultrasonographic study of the abdomen was performed on 3130 dogs spanning the period from June 2017 to June 2019. Out of the total number of dogs, 121 (3.86%) dogs were suffering from various gastrointestinal affections, which included intussusception (8.26%), gastritis (9.9%), inflammatory bowel disease (21.5%), impaction (21.5%), foreign body obstruction (26.4%), gastric dilatation (7.4%) and neoplasms (5.0%). It was concluded that ultrasonography was a useful aid in the diagnosis of different gastrointestinal tract affections.