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Chronic Nephritis in the Dog
Chronic Nephritis in the Dog.
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This disease urgently requires inve sti gation , as the loss to masters of hounds is very g reat, some of the best pups of the season being carried off during outbreaks of the affection.
CHRONIC NEPHRITIS IN THE DOG. Bv E. WALLIS HOARE, F.R.C.V .S. Cork. E VERY practitioner who makes it a rule to conduct autopsies must be struck with the fact that chronic nephritis lesions are of very common occurrence in the dog. What is still more surprising is that in a large number of instances no symptoms have been observed during life, and the lesions come as a surprise at the autopsy. It has happened on several occasions .that dogs sent to the infirmary for treatment for chronic eczema have died suddenly, and it is difficult to persuade the owners that every care was taken with such cases. In every instance I have found that such animals suffered from chronic nephritis, although the owners stated positively that no symptoms of illness were ever observed. Chronic interstitial nephritis is the most common lesion found, and it is frequently associated with hypertrophy of the left ventricle. In several instances, however, I have found the lesion to correspond with what is termed in human medicine the small white kidney, or the pale granular kidney. It is of importance to recogni ze the fact that chronic renal disease occurs in the dog without the affe ction bein g suspected by the owner or the practitioner. Death without any apparent cause can often be traced to a latent affection of the kind, and in a disease such as canine typhus it is not uncommon to find renal symptoms at the outset due t o an affection of the kidneys which was previously in existe nce. It is probable that the presence of a chronic renal affection may account for some at least of the fatalities occurring during chloroform anresthesia in the dog .
593
This disease urgently requires inve sti gation , as the loss to masters of hounds is very g reat, some of the best pups of the season being carried off during outbreaks of the affection.
CHRONIC NEPHRITIS IN THE DOG. Bv E. WALLIS HOARE, F.R.C.V .S. Cork. E VERY practitioner who makes it a rule to conduct autopsies must be struck with the fact that chronic nephritis lesions are of very common occurrence in the dog. What is still more surprising is that in a large number of instances no symptoms have been observed during life, and the lesions come as a surprise at the autopsy. It has happened on several occasions .that dogs sent to the infirmary for treatment for chronic eczema have died suddenly, and it is difficult to persuade the owners that every care was taken with such cases. In every instance I have found that such animals suffered from chronic nephritis, although the owners stated positively that no symptoms of illness were ever observed. Chronic interstitial nephritis is the most common lesion found, and it is frequently associated with hypertrophy of the left ventricle. In several instances, however, I have found the lesion to correspond with what is termed in human medicine the small white kidney, or the pale granular kidney. It is of importance to recogni ze the fact that chronic renal disease occurs in the dog without the affe ction bein g suspected by the owner or the practitioner. Death without any apparent cause can often be traced to a latent affection of the kind, and in a disease such as canine typhus it is not uncommon to find renal symptoms at the outset due t o an affection of the kidneys which was previously in existe nce. It is probable that the presence of a chronic renal affection may account for some at least of the fatalities occurring during chloroform anresthesia in the dog .