Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chronic kidney failure in English bull terrier with polycystic kidneys
By O'Leary, C A & Turner, S·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2004·School of Veterinary Science, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic renal failure in an English bull terrier with polycystic kidney disease.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female English bull terrier was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure. Over the next two years, her health declined, and tests showed she was experiencing chronic renal failure. Unfortunately, she was euthanized at nearly 11 years old due to worsening kidney issues and other health problems. This case highlights the risk of kidney failure in bull terriers with polycystic kidney disease.
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Abstract
An entire female English bull terrier, aged five years and one month, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease by renal ultrasonography. It had thickening and abnormal motion of the mitral valve on 2D and M mode echocardiography, and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, characterised by turbulence in the left ventricular outflow tract and elevated aortic blood flow velocity, detected by colour flow and spectral Doppler echocardiography, respectively. Two years later, haematology, serum biochemistry and urinalysis data suggested the presence of compensated renal failure. The dog was euthanased at 10 years and eight months of age, with haematology, serum biochemistry and urinalysis data Indicating decompensated chronic renal failure. Postmortem examination confirmed polycystic kidney disease, chronic renal disease, mitral and aortic valvular myxomatous degeneration, and mixed mammary neoplasia. This case demonstrates that bull terriers with polycystic kidney disease may develop associated chronic renal failure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15553195/