Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female Collie dog became lethargic and hoarse before surgery
By Mandigers, P J et al.·Published in Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde·1994·Vakgroep Geneeskunde van Gezelschapsdieren, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [A female dog who grew progressively more lethargic and hoarse].
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Collie was brought to the vet because she was becoming increasingly lethargic and had a hoarse bark. After some tests, the vet found that she had issues related to hormone levels, which were affecting her energy and health. The vet recommended spaying her (removing her ovaries and uterus), and after the surgery, her glucose levels returned to normal, and she started feeling better.
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Abstract
A female dog (Collie dog, eight years of age, non-spayed) was referred to the University Clinic for Companion Animals with signs and symptoms suggesting endogenous progesterone-induced acromegaly and cystic endometrial hyperplasia. The dog had glucose intolerance, but the growth hormone concentration in plasma was within the reference range. The latter was probably due to the decline of progesterone at the end of the luteal phase, resulting in an abrogation of the process of progesterone-induced growth hormone hypersecretion. After ovariohysterectomy the glucose-tolerance normalized.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8291050/