Chronic cholecystitis in a dog infected with Salmonella typhimurium

Authors: Barnsley DGC, Durham PJK, Timbs DV
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 22, Issue 6, pp 100-102, Jun 1974
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Bacterial, Disease/defect, Liver/hepatic disease, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Pathology, Infectious disease, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: Reports of clinical canine salmonellosis in the literature are few, but invariably refer to signis of diarrhoea and enteritis (Simmons, 1951; Buxton, 1959; Hungerford, 1967). Rokey (1966), in a review of canine salmonellosis, states that the disease is being recognized with increasing frequency, and has a predilection for the very young, the old and the weak. He lists pneumonia and peritonitis as common lesions, being accompanieid by such clinical signs as vomition, diarrhoea, dehydration and depression. The role of the dog as a carrier of salmonella organisms is well established (Wolff et al 1948; Buxton, 1959). Surveys of normal dog populations show considerable variations in the incidence of such carriers with rates ranging up to 15% (Mackel et al 1962; Frost et al 1969; Goudswaard, 1969). The rates for New Zealand dogs are not known.

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