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<jats:p>An ultrasound pattern of corrugated, and some‐times thickened, bowel wall has been associated with pancreatitis and small intestinal lymphan‐giectasia. In a retrospective study, records of dogs and cats with an ultrasound diagnosis of corrugated bowel were examined for age, breed, gender, presenting complaint, abdominal radio‐graphic results, and final diagnosis. Eighteen dogs and six cats had an ultrasound diagnosis of corrugated bowel. The final diagnosis was pancreatitis (12 of 24), peritonitis (4 of 24), enteritis (2 of 24), pancreatic neoplasia (2 of 24), diffuse abdominal neoplasia (1 of 24), lym‐phocytic‐plasmacytic enteritis (1 of 24), thrombosis/infarction (1 of 24), and protein‐losing enteropathy and acute renal failure (1 of 24). The presence of bowel wall corrugation, although a nonspecific finding, should alert one‐to the possibility of pancreatitis, ente‐ritis, peritonitis, neoplasia, or bowel wall ischemia.</jats:p>