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17 paź 2023 · Polyuria/polydipsia (PU/PD) is a common reason for dogs and cats to present to a veterinarian. With over 30 causes of PU/PD, the diagnostic workup can be challenging for both the clinician and the client. This article explains the mechanisms behind increased urination and thirst and provides a stepwise diagnostic approach.
Interpretation of a UP:UC is as follows: 0.5:1 (dogs) and 0.4:1 (cats) is normal, 0.4 or 0.5–1:1 is questionable, and >1:1 is abnormal. With primary renal azotemia, a UP:UC >0.5:1 in dogs and >0.4:1 in cats is considered abnormal. A semiquantitative microalbuminuria test is available to detect urinary albumin in the range of 1–30 mg/dL.
1 gru 2008 · If you suspect IMHA in a cat based on history, clinical signs, and routine diagnostic test results, perform a FeLV test. Patients with FeLV infection often respond well initially to treatment but eventually succumb to the disease.
31 sie 2021 · Significant bacteriuria was detected in 18.4% of samples from dogs and 10.0% from cats, most of which (>90%) yielded a single organism. Escherichia coli was the most prevalent bacterial species (54.7% and 55.6% of feline and canine isolates, respectively) followed by Proteus mirabilis in dog samples (22.7%) and Enterococcus spp. in cat samples (23.
Most dogs (4/5) in the cPLI <400 μg/L group had a history of suspected pancreatitis (ie, suspect acute on chronic disease). cPLI and MCAI rapidly decreased in dogs with a baseline cPLI ≥400 μg/L, whereas sonographic evidence of pancreatitis persisted for a longer time period.
29 lip 2021 · To date, only one experimental study has looked at CI-AKI in control dogs and dogs with gentamicin-induced AKI; the goal of that study was to investigate the effect of low-dose dopamine and 0.9% saline on CI-AKI and to improve excretory urogram image quality.
22 wrz 2022 · In this sense, we sought to evaluate radiographic techniques of positive and double-contrast cystography with different concentrations of iodinated contrast to assess sensitivity and specificity in the detection of small radiolucent uroliths in dogs.
