Blanka is a 4 year old intact female Brittany Spaniel
– ultrasound scan performed as part of an ultrasound course run at my hospital
– no clinical symptoms or history of serious disease
– heat cycle about 4 months ago
– ultrasound showed preservation of layers in the stomach and SI but:
-Stomach – muscularis layer appears uniformly thicker/prominant with some linear hyperechoic regions
– SI – mucosal layer is very prominant
– Pylorus – appeared normal
– Reactive-looking jejunal LN
Blanka is a 4 year old intact female Brittany Spaniel
– ultrasound scan performed as part of an ultrasound course run at my hospital
– no clinical symptoms or history of serious disease
– heat cycle about 4 months ago
– ultrasound showed preservation of layers in the stomach and SI but:
-Stomach – muscularis layer appears uniformly thicker/prominant with some linear hyperechoic regions
– SI – mucosal layer is very prominant
– Pylorus – appeared normal
– Reactive-looking jejunal LN
Since pet is not clinical for disease, are these findings worrisome? Is monitoring for further change reasonable or should we be more agressive with our approach to this?
Comments
The gastric muscularis
The gastric muscularis appears a bit hypertrophied but I see this frequently in dogs with history of Gi signs…ibd, helicobacter and whatnot but don’t know what to do with it if no weight loss or active signs. maybe a diet change? The mucosae looks normal in image 2 and there is a reactive ln (longer than wide with normal detail) so likely a low grade IBD dog. Perhaps a diet change and deworming/antiparasitic protocol?
The gastric muscularis
The gastric muscularis appears a bit hypertrophied but I see this frequently in dogs with history of Gi signs…ibd, helicobacter and whatnot but don’t know what to do with it if no weight loss or active signs. maybe a diet change? The mucosae looks normal in image 2 and there is a reactive ln (longer than wide with normal detail) so likely a low grade IBD dog. Perhaps a diet change and deworming/antiparasitic protocol?
Thanks Eric – I didn’t want
Thanks Eric – I didn’t want to “overdiagnose” this one. The owner is my associate so we have the luxuary of repeating and monitoring at our leisure. She is a very active dog that likes to run in the country sometimes eat things that may be dead, rotten etc. – but likely has guts of steel as she shows no GI signs.
Jacquie
Thanks Eric – I didn’t want
Thanks Eric – I didn’t want to “overdiagnose” this one. The owner is my associate so we have the luxuary of repeating and monitoring at our leisure. She is a very active dog that likes to run in the country sometimes eat things that may be dead, rotten etc. – but likely has guts of steel as she shows no GI signs.
Jacquie