- This is an update on the 10 yr old vomiting Dachshund with an intra-abdominal abscess that I posted about 4 weeks ago.
- US guided FNA and culture of the abscess at that time showed a mixed population of bacteria suspcious for FB puncture or secondary to GI tumor.
- The owners declined surgery and any additional abscess drainage (no funds).
- The dog is doing very well clinically on metronidazole and amoxicillin.
- This is an update on the 10 yr old vomiting Dachshund with an intra-abdominal abscess that I posted about 4 weeks ago.
- US guided FNA and culture of the abscess at that time showed a mixed population of bacteria suspcious for FB puncture or secondary to GI tumor.
- The owners declined surgery and any additional abscess drainage (no funds).
- The dog is doing very well clinically on metronidazole and amoxicillin.
- I did a free recheck today. Unfortunately, the abscess persists and this time round I can connect it to the intestine which now shows abnormal wall thickening and pseudo wall layering.
- I am thinking that there likely is an underlying tumor unless theses changes are all occuring secondary to the body’s attempt to contain the abscess.
- This is all occuring in the region of the ICC so I am concerned that there could be colonic wall involvement but hard to tell because the wall is so abnormal.
- What do you guys think?
2 responses to “Update on 10 yr old MN Dachshund with intra-abdominal abscess”
This is mural for sure but
This is mural for sure but its intussuscepting and most of the tissue still holds curvilinear patterns so this is surgical with a good R&A with intraoperative us to delineat healthy tissue to anastamose. See my annotated image from video 1. You might pop a toothpick osr something out of this thing once you get it out. i would downplay cancer here… possible but I’m rolling the dice on inflammatory, necrosis and instussusception. Cool case and nice thread!
Thanks Eric for your input.
Thanks Eric for your input. I will post again if the dog goes to surgery.