Video capsule endoscopy findings in dogs with chronic enteropathy and in healthy dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Video capsule endoscopy is a noninvasive technique for evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract.

Objective

To investigate the safety of using the video capsule ALICAM in dogs with chronic enteropathy (CE) >10 kg, and to compare macroscopic gastrointestinal morphology between CE dogs and healthy controls (HC).

Animals

Fifteen CE dogs and 15 similarly breed, age and body weight matched HC.

Methods

All dogs underwent a clinical work up including blood analyses, fecal samples, abdominal ultrasonographic examination, and blood pressure measurement. The dogs were withheld from food for 16 hours before and 8 hours after they PO received an ALICAM. All recordings were quality assessed, and blindly evaluated by 2 trained observers.

Results

The median a

SUBMITTER: Holmberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423467 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature