CASE REPORT article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Imaging
Multisystemic life-threatening gunshot injuries in an adult Vizsla dog
Provisionally accepted
- 1Vet Radiology, Le Bessat, France
- 2Centre Hospitalier Veterinaire Fregis, Gentilly, France
- 3Centre Hospitalier Veterinaire Saint-Martin, Allonzier-la-Caille, France
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An 8-year-old male Vizsla dog was presented to the emergency and critical care unit for polytraumatic rifle shot injuries. Multimodal diagnostic imaging allowed identification of cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal life-threatening injuries. Injuries of lesser concern of the left kidney and retained pellets in the peritoneum and musculoskeletal system were also identified. Lesion triage and targeted treatment—including emergency stabilization, thoracotomy (subtotal pericardiectomy), and abdominal laparotomy (enterotomies and gastrotomy) — combined with tailored medical management, led to the patient's full recovery.
Keywords: computed tomography, Diagnostic Imaging, dog, Emergency care, Gunshot, Life-threatening, Radiography, ultrasound
Received: 08 Sep 2025; Accepted: 03 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Bérengère Cyrielle Hadrienne Gremillet
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