Surgical Managment of Foreign Bodies in Stomach and Intestine of Some Foregin Breed Dogs

Laparoscopic removal of a large abdominal foreign body granuloma using single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and extraction bag in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

“…Various types of abdominal FB have been reported in dogs, which usually remain confined to the GIT lumen (Larson and Madsen 2010, Becker 2011, Creedy and Bates 2011, Battisti and others 2012, Allman and Pastori 2013, Nair and others 2013, Kassem and others 2014). GIT-related FBs are typically removed surgically (Kassem and others 2014) or less commonly endoscopically (Shin and others 2010, Baranidharan and others 2013).…”

“…Reports on gastrointestinal tract (GIT) foreign bodies (FB) in dogs are common and are typically associated with related clinical signs; conversely, reports in cats are rare and usually limited to linear FB. Various types of abdominal FB have been reported in dogs, which usually remain confined to the GIT lumen (Larson and Madsen 2010, Becker 2011, Creedy and Bates 2011, Battisti and others 2012, Allman and Pastori 2013, Nair and others 2013, Kassem and others 2014). GIT‐related FBs are typically removed surgically (Kassem and others 2014) or less commonly endoscopically (Shin and others 2010, Baranidharan and others 2013).…”

“…Various types of abdominal FB have been reported in dogs, which usually remain confined to the GIT lumen (Larson and Madsen 2010, Becker 2011, Creedy and Bates 2011, Battisti and others 2012, Allman and Pastori 2013, Nair and others 2013, Kassem and others 2014). GIT‐related FBs are typically removed surgically (Kassem and others 2014) or less commonly endoscopically (Shin and others 2010, Baranidharan and others 2013). Moreover, after initial ingestion, GIT‐related FB may penetrate through the muscular wall of GIT and migrate to their final location (Hunt and others 2004), where they may result in an extramural, omental pyogranulomatous (Papazoglou and others 2010, Nakata and others 2012) reaction or abscess (Spring 2011).…”

Foreign Body Gastrotomy in an Adult Captive Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus

“…Removal of foreign bodies from a cheetah has not been reported previously in Namibia. It is clear that more and more foreign bodies are being retrieved from livestock, pets, wild birds, marine animals as well as wildlife by veterinarians (Boag et al, 2005;De Majo et al, 2016;Hayes, 2009;Hobday et al, 2014;Hoefer and Levitan, 2013;Kassem et al, 2014;Mushonga et al, 2015;Papazoglou et al, 2010;Tyrrell and Beck, 2006). This might be a result of environmental pollution by plastics as has been reported by Mushonga et al (2015).…”

“…Such an unusual microbial proliferation would possibly explain the mature neutrophilia discovered on a peripheral smear from this case would have found their way into the blood though the compromised stomach wall. Clinical biochemistry described by others (Boag et al, 2005;Hoefer and Levitan, 2013;Kassem et al, 2014) was not performed as it was felt that any additional information on clinical biochemistry would be obtained at the risk of progressive debilitation of the patient. Since the animal was not yet at anaesthetic risk, an immediate surgical approach outweighed any further non-invasive investigations.…”