98/19 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Megaesophagus in Dogs – A Case Study
P.Ramesh, S.Kavitha, K.Jeyaraja, D.Chandrasekaran, S.Arun Prasad and M.G.JayathangarajDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai 600 007, Tamil Nadu
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal September 2019 : 96 (09) - pages 65 to 66(Received: March, 2019, Accepted: June, 2019)
Abstract
Nine dogs presented with signs of chronic regurgitation and weight loss were subjected to clinical, laboratory and imaging diagnostic techniques. Survey radiographs and barium contrast radiography conrmed esophageal diverticulum associated with megaesophagus in one, constriction of lower esophageal sphincter in three dogs and diffused dilatation of cervical esophagus in another ve dogs. Of which, congenital megaesophagus was recorded in a ve month old non descriptive pup. Three out of nine were died within three weeks of presentation, where two dogs had out ow obstruction due to complete closure of lower oesophageal sphincter and one dog with concurrent renal failure. Rest of the dogs was advised medical therapy with pyridostigmine and elevated feeding
Key Words: Dogs, Regurgitaion, Megaesophagus, Congenital, Elevated feeding