Rare Case Of Tenesmus In A Non-Descript Dog Due To A  Penetrating Foreign Body

Syed Ashaq  Hussain; Sushma Chhabra; Nuzhat Hassan

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Syed Ashaq Hussain Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, Punjab (India)
Sushma Chhabra Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, Punjab (India)
Nuzhat Hassan Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, Punjab (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Tenesmus, Foreign, Body

Abstract

Tenesmus of gastrointestinal origin in dogs is usually accompanied by pain, cramping and involuntary straining efforts. Tenesmus itself is not a disease and is a clinical symptom of colitis, perianal fistulas, colonic and rectal tumours and even of diarrhoea in dogs (Kahn and Line, 2005). This paper reportstenesmus in a non-descript dog due to a penetrating foreign body in rectal mucosa.

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