Juvenile nephropathy in a Weimaraner dog |
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| Authors: | S Roels S Schoofs R Ducatelle |
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| Institution: | Department of Pathology of Domestic Animals, University of Ghent. Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;*Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent. Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | A case of juvenlle nephropathy In a two-year-old Welmaraner bitch Is reported. Although juvenlle nephropathy has been described in several breeds of dogs, this is the first report In a Welmaraner. Clinical aspects, blood analysis, renal pathology and extrarenal changes are described. The renal changes consisted of tubular as well as glomerular lesions, similar to those described in the miniature schnauzer. The main extrarenal lesion was degeneration and necrosis of subendocardial myocytes in the left atrial wail associated with an inflammatory reaction and focal necrotising arteritis. |
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