Management of bilateral idiopathic renal hematuria in a dog with silver nitrate
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Di Cicco, Michael F; Fetzer, Tara; Secoura, Patricia L; Jermyn, Kieri; Hill, Tracy; Chaloub, Serge; Vaden, Shelly
- Source
- Di Cicco, M F, Fetzer, T, Secoura, P L, Jermyn, K, Hill, T, Chaloub, S & Vaden, S 2013, ' Management of bilateral idiopathic renal hematuria in a dog with silver nitrate ', The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 761-4 .
- Subject
- urologic and male genital diseases
- Language
- English
Renal hematuria has limited treatment options. This report describes management of bilateral idiopathic renal hematuria in a dog with surgically assisted installation of 0.5% silver nitrate solution. Initial treatment resulted in freedom from clinical signs or recurrent anemia for 10 months; however, recurrence of bleeding following a nephrectomy resulted in euthanasia.