CHRONIC DIARRHEA IN A DOG WITH REGIONAL GRANULOMATOUS ENTERITIS

A seven-year-old, male, intact samoyed with chronic diarrhoea was diag nosed as having a regional granulomatous enterocolitis confined primar ily to the distal ileum and caecum. Radiographic and histopathological findings revealed that the most severe inflammatory changes involved the caecum. Long-term corticosteroid management, a short course of met ronidazole, and a three-month period of treatment with azathioprine fa iled to adequately control the diarrhoea. Surgical resection of the ca ecum eventually helped resolve the condition.