Results of a clinical study of the blood of service dogs with acute enterocolitis

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a morphological study of the blood of healthy dogs and dogs with acute enterocolitis. Also, a physical examination was carried out on sick animals. On external examination, it was noted that the dogs with enterocolitis were mostly apathetic, some took a forced lying position. Of the studied 10 sick dogs, 7 had satisfactory fatness, 3 dogs had unsatisfactory fatness. In a significant part of dogs with enterocolitis, the coat is matte, the coat is ruffled and poorly retained in the hair follicles, the skin turgor is reduced. The color of the visible mucous membranes in dogs with enterocolitis varies from pale pink to grayish with an icteric tinge. The main revealed pathological changes in the study of the digestive system of dogs with enterocolitis were: increased defecation, diarrhea, feces of a mushy consistency with mucus admixtures, sometimes with blood, oligophagia or anorexia, abdominal wall tension, intestinal soreness with penetrating palpation, increased peristalsis with mediocre auscultation. In animals with signs of enterocolitis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis and hyperchromemia were noted. At the same time, the hematocrit index was 20.9% higher in sick dogs, compared with this indicator in healthy animals. When analyzing the leukogram of animals of both groups, no significant changes were found.