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Certain rarer conditions may produce abdominal pain, e.g., intussusception, where the symptoms are similar to those of an intestinal foreign body. This is where a portion of the bowel becomes inverted upon itself. It is commonest in the young dog or puppy. Vomiting is a constant feature, with a temperature rise of 102?5°-104°F., and intermittent straining. Diarrhea is a frequent forerunner of this condition and such a chain of symptoms in a young dog should be regarded as probably indicative of this state, and your veterinary surgeon informed promptly as the only treatment is surgical.
This condition appears to be commonest in the long-backed breeds (e.g., Dachshunds) .
Renal pain (i.e., kidney pain) is also a cause of abdominal pain. This may be due to acute nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys) or to renal calculi. Acute nephritis is often due to an infection in young dogs, caused by leptospira canicola.
The symptoms of leptospira canicola infection are those of a severe lumbar pain, with the back arched, a fever of about 104°F., vomiting, increased thirst, and refusal to eat. It is essential that treatment is applied immediately. Whilst the infection is present damage is being done to the kidneys, and though delayed treatment will kill the organism, irremediable damage will have been done to the kidneys. Therefore in all cases of this nature your veterinary surgeon must be informed. Incidentally, this particular organism can be quite effectively vaccinated against, in the healthy dog, and if this is done the animal should be immune for the rest of its life. The vaccination consists of two small injections given at a week to ten days interval and produces no reaction in the dog. In view of the seriousness of this disease, a policy of prevention is particularly wise where two or more dogs are kept together.
Renal calculi (stones in the kidney), a condition of older dogs, is comparatively rare, and an X-ray examination necessary to diagnose this. Pain is acute at times and the dog is sometimes unable to move until the spasm passes.
A condition known as Rubarth's disease or viral hepatitis is symptomised in its acute form by severe abdominal pain, vomiting, depression and a temperature of anything up to 106°F. In this condition, which is due to a minute virus which attacks the liver, it is important to call in your veterinary surgeon immediately. It is mainly an infection affecting young dogs and it is sometimes noticed within a day or two of a dog having been given a worm dose. A little glucose water is the only medicament that should be given until he has been examined by a veterinary surgeon.
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