Diagnosis and clinical management of leptospirosis in three canine puppies

Abstract

Abstract Leptospirosis is a significant bacterial disease in veterinary medicine. This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of three puppies with an acute infection of leptospirosis: a 10‐week‐old, female, entire labrador retriever; an 11‐week‐old, male, entire, standard wire‐haired dachshund; and a 14‐week‐old, female, entire Staffordshire bull terrier. Two dogs recovered from the disease and were clinically well at the time of the case series submission. One dog did not recover from the disease and was euthanased due to poor response to treatment. This case series aims to raise awareness of leptospirosis in puppies and discuss the risk factors that may have contributed to their disease.