Objective: To describe foreign bodies (FBs) in the nasolacrimal sac of dogs, the
history, and simple diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Animals studied
Fourteen dogs of different breeds, ages, and sexes were presented with unilateral
dacryocystitis and had been treated without success for over 1–8
months.
Procedures: Patient history, including prior treatment, was obtained from
medical records. Slit-lamp
examination was performed in all cases (SL 17,
Kowa Company Ltd.). Jones tests 1 and/or 2 were performed in 13/14 cases.
Dacryocystotomy was initiated with an incision into one canaliculus until the
lacrimal sac was exposed and could be explored. After extracting the FB from the
nasolacrimal sac, the surgical wound and canaliculus were left open. Aftercare
included the administration of antibiotic eye drops with or without dexamethasone
and systemic analgesia.
Results: All 14 dogs were mesocephalic. Four of them were Dachshunds.
Dacryocystotomy revealed plant-related
FBs in all cases. The purulent discharge
disappeared immediately after removal and did not recur during follow-up.
Conclusions: A simple dacryocystotomy is recommended for dogs with
a strong suspicion of a foreign body in the lacrimal drainage system.
Dacryocystorhinography appears to be an optional tool in these cases.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:86902 |
| Date | 24 August 2023 |
| Creators | Steinmetz, Andrea, Dohmann, Gustavo Werner Jara, Blobner, Claudia Christine |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 10.1111/vop.12968 |
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