Gastrointestinal system – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Gastrointestinal system – dogs

Chronic hepatitis
Diarrhoea and entropathies
Gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV)
Gastrointestinal pharmacology
Gall bladder disease
Pancreatitis
Portosystemic shunts (PSS)
Surgery

ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
CAFMTC	Companion Animal Faecal Microbiota Transplant Consortium
ENOVAT	European Network for Optimisation of Antimicrobial Therapy
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Chronic hepatitis

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis in dogs – ACVIM (2019)

Diarrhoea and enteropathies

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Enteropathogenic bacteria in dogs and cats: Diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and control – ACVIM (2011)

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Antimicrobial use in canine acute diarrhoea – ENOVAT (2024)

Faecal microbiota transplantation in companion animals – CAFMTC (2024)

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Efficacy of antimicrobial and nutraceutical treatment for canine acute diarrhoea – ENOVAT (2024)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Antibiotics in dogs with aseptic haemorrhagic gastroenteritis – BBV (2017/2021)

Budesonide versus prednisolone or prednisone in resolving clinical signs of chronic enteropathy in dogs – VE (2023)

Diet in the management of acute non-complicated diarrhoea – BBV (2025)

Metronidazole in dogs with acute diarrhoea – BBV (2020/2023)

Metronidazole in dogs with acute diarrhoea – VE (2021)

Metronidazole versus probiotics for acute gastroenteritis in dogs – VE (2022)

Novel protein or hydrolysed diets versus prednisolone in reducing gastrointestinal signs in dogs with chronic enteropathy – VE (2017)

Oral B12 tablets to treat hypocobalaminaemia in dogs with chronic enteropathy – VE (2019)

Oseltamivir in dogs with acute parvovirus infection – BBV (2020/2022)

Probiotic supplement in canine acute diarrhoea with no identifiable cause – VE (2019)

Gall bladder disease

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Cholecystectomy versus medical management for uncomplicated gallbladder mucocoeles – VE (2021)

Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Dry kibble-based diet versus alternative and incidence of GDV – VE (2017)

Feeding from a raised bowl versus floor-feeding and risk of GDV in dogs – VE (2017)

Occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia and survival rate in dogs with GDV – VE (2021)

Premedication with butorphanol versus methadone and the ease of duodenal intubation – VE (2025)

Recurrence rate of GDV after gastric decompression and gastropexy versus gastric decompression alone – VE (2025)

Recurrence rate of GDV following surgical correction and gastropexy – VE (2025)

Speed of eating and risk of GDV in dogs – VE (2016)

Utility of lactate as a predictor of survival for GDV in dogs – VE (2022)

Gastrointestinal pharmacology

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Support for rational administration of gastrointestinal protectants to dogs and cats – ACVIM (2018)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Meloxicam versus carprofen to reduce gastrointestinal side effects – VE (2020)

Omeprazole versus ranitidine for altering intra-gastric pH – VE (2016)

Omeprazole versus ranitidine in resolving gastric ulceration in dogs – BBV (2018/2022)

Ranitidine and effect on gastrointestinal hypomotility – VE (2021)

Pancreatitis

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

DGGR lipase versus Spec cPL for diagnosis of canine acute pancreatitis – BBV (2020)

Use of antibiotics in treating acute pancreatitis in dogs – BBV (2020)

Portosystemic shunts (PSS)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Outcome of neurological signs after surgical attenuation versus medical treatment of congenital extrahepatic PSSs – VE (2022)

Pretreatment with levetiracetam to reduce incidence of post-operative seizures in congenital extrahepatic PSS attenuation – VE (2022)

Surgery

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Electrosurgery versus scalpel blade for intestinal incisions in dogs – VE (2019)

Enteroplication in dogs after intussuscetion and prevention of recurrence – VE (2018)

Gambee versus single interrupted suture pattern to close enterotomies and postoperative complications – VE (2025)

Glucose levels in blood and peritoneal to diagnose septic peritonitis in dogs – VE (2022)

Perioperative mortality after surgical correction of gastrointestinal foreign body obstruction: anastomosis versus enterotomy – VE (2021)

Surgical timing and outcome in cats and dogs with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture – VE (2021)