Gastric trichobezoar arising compulsive disorder in a dog: Case report

Abstract

Trichobezoar is a gastrointestinal foreign body, usually made up by hair, located mostly in the stomach. The alotriofagia, or perversion of appetite is characterized by the ingestion of substances other than food and leads from the habit of licking and biting to the ingestion of objects and household items. It is reported in this paper the case of a two years-old poodle, which was seen at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlandia. The animal had appetite loss, recurrent vomiting, abdominal tenderness, increased motor activity, anxiety and habit of licking compulsively the floor eating dirt. The radiographic examination was identified foreign body in the gastric lumen. The patient was referred to surgery sector to perform the gastrostomy and subsequent removal of trichobezoar. The therapeutic treatment precscribed was fluoxetine and behavioral therapy for the animal, in order to avoid recurrence of the foreign body and controlling compulsive disorder