Gastric dilatation with intestinal intussusception in a Labrador pup: A Case Report

A 4 month old female black Labrador pup had acutely distended abdomen, dyspnoea and tachycardia. Clinical examination revealed ping in the cranial abdomen suspecting gastric dilatation. Ultrasonographic examination revealed scanning of anechoic contents in the left cranial quadrant of the abdomen with small hyperechoic bubbles moving towards the transducer suggesting fluid and gas dilatation of the stomach. A naso-gastric intubation and percutaneous aspiration failed to relieve distension. Gastrotomy was done to relieve gastric dilatation and to remove undigested ‘black grams’. Further palpation of abdomen revealed intussusception at jejuno-ileal junction. Presence of both gastric dilatation and intestinal intussusception is rare in small animals.