Table 1.
Type & frequency of GI signs in 55 of 116 dogs undergoing surgery for TL-IVDE.
| Number of episodes | Number of dogs with each GI sign | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vomiting | Diarrhea | Regurgitation | Melena | Hematochezia | |
| 1 episode | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2–4 episodes | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| ≥5 episodes | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (any episodes) | 10/55 (18%) | 40/55 (73%) | 18/55 (33%) | 1/55 (2%) | 11/55 (20%) |