Abstract:A 14‐month‐old, entire, deerhound bitch experienced episodes of abdominal discomfort. During some episodes, the abnormally shaped spleen could be palpated in the dorsocaudal abdomen, rather than in its normal cranioventral location. Exploratory laparotomy revealed an enlarged spleen that was twisted on its long axis but not on its suspensory ligaments. The spleen was excised, and the dog made an uneventful recovery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a so‐called wandering spleen in a dog… Show more
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