[Volvulus of the proximal colon and the cecum in a dog]

Volvulus is the torsion of an organ around its pedicle (Garnier et al., 1990). In the dog, the volvulus of the stomach is well known, and the volvulus of the small intestine is rare (Carberry et al., 1989). Volvulus of the whole colon has been described once in a rough collie (Marks, 1986). Only two cases, both in great Danes, of torsion of the caecum and the proximal colon have been mentioned (Carberry et al., 1993). A third case, also in a great Dane, is thereafter described.