Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog died from kidney inflammation after surgery with halothane
By McNeil, P E·Published in The Veterinary record·1992·Department of Veterinary Pathology, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis in a dog after halothane anaesthesia and administration of flunixin meglumine and trimethoprim-sulphadiazine.
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Plain-English summary
A dog died four days after surgery for a hip problem, and a post-mortem examination revealed acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis, which is a type of kidney inflammation. The dog had received halothane anesthesia, flunixin meglumine for pain relief, and trimethoprim-sulphadiazine as an antibiotic during its treatment. The combination of these factors likely led to kidney failure. Unfortunately, despite the medical interventions, the dog did not survive.
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Abstract
Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis was diagnosed post mortem when a dog died four days after surgery for a femoral head resection. Possible causative factors associated with halothane anaesthesia, flunixin meglumine analgesia and prophylactic antibiotic therapy with trimethoprim-sulphadiazine are discussed. It is concluded that death was due to renal failure associated with tubulo-interstitial nephritis as a result of a combination of ischaemic and toxic events.
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