Table 1.

Summary of case signalment and clinical presentation.

Case	Breed	Age (y)	Sex	Body weight (kg)	History	Clinical examination
1	Lhasa apso	5	M	7.8	Anorexia, lethargy (3 d). Septic peritonitis without response to medical treatment. Grass awn removal from penis.	↑T°C 39.2, abdominal distension, ↑HR
2	English setter	1	M	22	Lethargy, weight loss (1 mo).	↑T°C 39.5 abdominal distension, ↑HR & RR
3	Basset fauve de Bretagne	2	F	14.2	Lethargy, fluctuating hyperthermia (5 mo). Laparotomy: no foreign body. No response to broad spectrum ATB.	↑T°C 39.3, abdominal and paralumbar pain, ↓HR
4	German shepherd	3	M	26.6	Vomiting, lethargy, hyperthermia, abdominal distension (15 d). No response to broad spectrum ATB.	↑T°C 39.5 ↑HR & RR, congestive mucous membranes, abdominal distension
5	Belgian shepherd	3	F	30.5	Hyperthermia, lethargy, and abdominal distension, PUPD (6 d).	↑T°C 39.5, abdominal distension, ↑HR
6	Brittany spaniel	4	F	23.5	Lethargy, vomiting, tenesme (1 wk). Abdominal septic effusion, no response to broad spectrum ATB.	↑T°C 39.8 ↑HR & RR, abdominal distension
7	Domestic shorthair cat	2	F	3.3	Lethargy, back pain, vulva licking (2 mo). Prostration, hyperthermia, abdominal pain (1 wk). No response to NSAID.	Abdominal pain

T°C — Corporeal temperature; HR — Heart rate; RR — Respiratory rate; ↑ — Increase; ↓ — Decrease.