Treatment of the most frequent cases of grass awn migration in dogs with ultrasound

Roman Mylostyvyi; Maksym Belozor; Pavlo Skliarov; Мaryna  Lieshchova; Bogdan  Gutyj

doi:10.31893/avr.2022017

Keywords:

dogs

foreign body grass awn

ultrasonography

Abstract

Migrating grass awns are a common problem in dogs with a vegetative foreign body during the summer, requiring surgical intervention. This report presents treatment cases of migrating grass awns in four client-owned dogs (between the webs of the toes, in the cheek, abdomen area, and in the penis). Under ultrasonographic visualization, vegetative foreign bodies were localized, confirmed upon surgery, and removed with a positive outcome.
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2. Cherbinsky O, Westropp J, Tinga S, Jones B, Pollard R (2010) Ultrasonographic features of grass awns in the urinary bladder. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 51:462-465.
3. Del Signore F, Terragni R, Carloni A, Stehlik L, Proks P, Cavallo L, Febo E, Luciani A, Crisi PE, Vignoli M (2017) An uncommon localisation of a vegetal foreign body in a dog: a case report. Veterinarni Medicina 62:579-582.
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Mylostyvyi, R., Belozor, M., Skliarov, P., Lieshchova М., & Gutyj, B. . (2022). Treatment of the most frequent cases of grass awn migration in dogs with ultrasound. Applied Veterinary Research, 1(3), 2022017. https://doi.org/10.31893/avr.2022017

[1] Caivano D, Birettoni F, Rishniw M, Bufalari A, De Monte V, Proni A, Giorgi ME, Porciello F (2016) Ultrasonographic findings and outcomes of dogs with suspected migrating intrathoracic grass awns: 43 cases (2010–2013). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 248:413-421.

[2] Cherbinsky O, Westropp J, Tinga S, Jones B, Pollard R (2010) Ultrasonographic features of grass awns in the urinary bladder. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 51:462-465.

[3] Del Signore F, Terragni R, Carloni A, Stehlik L, Proks P, Cavallo L, Febo E, Luciani A, Crisi PE, Vignoli M (2017) An uncommon localisation of a vegetal foreign body in a dog: a case report. Veterinarni Medicina 62:579-582.

[4] Gnudi G, Volta A, Bonazzi M, Gazzola M, Bertoni G (2005) Ultrasonographic features of grass awn migration in the dog. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 46:423-426.

[5] Hicks A, Golland D, Heller J, Malik R, Combs M (2016) Epidemiological investigation of grass seed foreign body‐related disease in dogs of the Riverina District of rural Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 94:67-75.

[6] Marchesi MC, Moretti G, Angeli G, Birettoni F, Porciello F, Bufalari A, Caivano D (2020) Prostatic localization of a migrating grass awn foreign body in a dog. Veterinary Sciences 7:192.

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