Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Multisystem inflammatory disease in a 6-week-old Borzoi puppy
By Cheeseman, M T et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1995·Department of Veterinary Pathology, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multisystemic inflammatory disease in a borzoi dog.
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Plain-English summary
A six-week-old female borzoi puppy became very sick with symptoms like not eating, shaking, fever, fast breathing, eye and ear infections, and neck pain. Despite various tests, including blood cultures, the vet couldn't find a clear cause for her illness. Unfortunately, the puppy continued to have seizures and was euthanized at 18 weeks old. A post-mortem exam showed a serious inflammatory disease affecting multiple organs, but there were no findings to explain her neurological issues.
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Abstract
A six-week-old female borzoi puppy from a brother-sister mating developed a generalised illness characterised by anorexia, temporary intention tremor, episodic pyrexia, tachypnoea, conjunctivitis, otitis and neck pain. Haematological abnormalities included an inflammatory leukogram and regenerative anaemia. Blood cultures remained sterile; clinical chemistry values were unremarkable. The puppy had recurrent seizures and was euthanased when 18 weeks old. Post mortem examination revealed a multisystemic inflammatory disease involving thyroids, lymph nodes, spleen, pancreas, bladder and lung, but no lesions to account for the neurological signs. The cause of this generalised disease was not recognised. The histological features are unusual and resemble those described in other dogs of this breed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7815781/