Medycyna Wet. 64 (6), 796-799, 2008
Andrzej Rychlik, Renata Nieradka, Andrzej Depta, Artur Paluszewski, Karolina Sarti
Efficacy of different treatment methods in dogs’ inflammatory bowel disease
The aim of study was to determine the effectiveness of different treatments of IBD in dogs, with special attention to treatment solely with mesalazine and its combination with intestinal diet in comparison to combined treatment with (amoxycilin, metoclopramide, famotidine) and intestinal diet alone. The research was carried out on 22 dogs of different sex divided in 4 groups. All dogs showed characteristic symptoms of small intestinal disease. In all groups clinical, hematological, biochemical, urine, endoscopic and histopatological examinations were carried out twice (before and after treatment). The most effective treatment of dogs’ IBD was the application of mesalazine in combination with an intestinal diet. Pharmacological treatment supported with intestinal diet improved its effectiveness and excluded disease recidivism. Panendoscopic examination was demonstrated to be a useful method of examination in IBD diagnosis in dogs showing vomiting and small intestinal diarrhea. The collection of tissues with intestinal biopsy and histopathological analysis of samples enabled the credible diagnosis and treatment of dog IBD.
Key words: inflammatory bowel disease, mesalasine, dogs, endoscopy