Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog treated with peritoneal dialysis after Russell's viper bite
By Poppinit, Tanamon & SungThong, Chanakarn·Published in Veterinary Integrative Sciences·2021·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: A case report of peritoneal dialysis for management of acute kidney injury caused by Russell’s viper envenomation in a dog
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old dog was brought to the vet after being bitten by a Russell’s viper, showing signs of not eating, vomiting, being very tired, and not urinating. Tests revealed serious kidney problems, so the vet started peritoneal dialysis (a treatment to help filter the blood) when the dog's condition worsened despite other treatments. After 14 days of dialysis, the dog was able to urinate again and was sent home a week later. One month after treatment, the dog was back to normal with no signs of illness, and its kidney function had returned to healthy levels.
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Abstract
This report describes a five-year-old dog who had been bitten by a Russell’s viper. The patient presented clinical signs of anorexia, vomiting, lethargy, and anuria. Collectively with the laboratory test results of azotemia and hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury was diagnosed. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) was instigated when the azotemia became worse and anuria persisted, despite aggressive medical and fluid therapy. After 14 days of PD, the anuria was resolved, and the patient was discharged 7 days later. At the end of the last dialysis cycle, there was a significant reduction in the severity of the azotemia, and the serum hyperkalemia had returned to normal. One month after PD, the patient no longer had any abnormal clinical signs. Both the patient’s serum blood urea nitrogen level and creatinine levels returned to within the normal limit. PD proved to be an effective management of acute kidney injury in Russell’s viper envenomation in the reported dog. This report also describes a detailed procedure of PD which can be instigated in any veterinary practice
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.12982/vis.2022.001