Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Low blood sugar and blood changes in dogs with distemper
By Nguyen, Vu Thuy Hong Loan & Nguyen, Thi Lan Anh·Published in CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development·2025·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Hematological parameters and hypoglycemia in dogs with canine distemper virus and canine parvovirus infections: Study in veterinary clinics in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Plain-English summary
Ten dogs with parvovirus or distemper were brought to a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City, showing symptoms like brown bloody diarrhea and low blood sugar. Blood tests revealed that many of these dogs had low red blood cell counts and abnormal white blood cell counts, with some also showing signs of liver stress. Out of the fifty-one dogs tested, nearly 59% had low blood sugar levels, which can be dangerous. Treatment focused on managing the infections and stabilizing blood sugar levels, but the outcomes varied depending on the severity of the cases.
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Abstract
This study investigates hypoglycemic symptoms and physiological/ biochemical markers in dogs with parvovirus or distemper in Ho Chi Minh City. The survey of 10 cases of dogs with brown bloody diarrhea showed decreased red blood cell counts of 3.99 million/mm3 (8/10 samples), decreased and increased white blood cell counts (4/10 and 4/10, respectively), and eight cases had extremely elevated AST. The AST, ALT, urea, and creatinine indexes rose in dogs exhibiting neurological symptoms; in contrast, the quantity of red and white blood cells dropped. Findings from the blood physiological index study of dogs infected with the parvovirus reveal that aberrant white blood cell indices (increased or decreased) were present in 50% of blood samples. According to survey results, of the 20 cases that tested positive for parvovirus, 14 cases (70%) had an increased AST index, while 4/20 (20%) had an increased ALT. Thirty cases (58.8%) of reduced blood sugar levels were found in a survey of fifty-one dogs who tested positive for the parvovirus and Carré. Of these, six cases had a minor fall in the blood sugar index, and twenty-four cases had a significant decrease.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.22144/ctujoisd.2025.033