Diagnosis and Management of Cholecystitis in Dogs

A male Labrador retriever of 8 years presented with the signs anorexia, persistent vomiting since a couple of weeks and going down in condition was ultrasonographically diagnosed for cholecystitis. Dull and depression with poor physical condition, moderate dehydration, icterus were the significant clinical signs. Leukocytosis with neutrophilia and elevated ALP, serum bilurubin but with normal ALT, BUN and creatinine were the hemato-biochemical findings. Ultrasonographic examination of liver parenchyma showed normal echogenecity, but the gall bladder wall was symmetrically thickened and filled with sludge which appeared as uniform echogenic sediment. Treatment with enrofloxacin, 10 mg/kg, im, bid for 14 days, ursodeoxycholic acid, tricholine citrate and sorbiline, orally for two weeks along with metaclopamide, ranitidine and DNS for 3 days showed complete recovery.