Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Puppy with repeated urethral blockage from kidney bleeding
By Hawthorne, J C et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1998·Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Recurrent urethral obstruction secondary to idiopathic renal hematuria in a puppy.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-month-old neutered male Catahoula leopard dog cross was brought in for repeated urethral obstruction and occasional blood in his urine. After surgery to explore his abdomen and bladder, the vet found that the bleeding was coming from the left kidney. The problem was fixed by removing that kidney, and the puppy's bleeding stopped afterward. This case is notable because the bleeding led to serious urinary blockages, which is not common.
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Abstract
A seven-month-old, neutered male Catahoula leopard dog cross was presented for recurrent urethral obstruction and intermittent hematuria. After exploratory laparotomy and ventral cystotomy, unilateral idiopathic renal hematuria was diagnosed based on gross observation of hematuria from the left ureteral catheter. The hematuria resolved after nephrectomy of the left kidney. The histopathological diagnosis was multifocal, acute congestion and intratubular hemorrhage. Although idiopathic renal hematuria has been described previously, this puppy was unique because the hematuria caused recurrent, complete urethral obstruction.
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