Clinical Case Conference Hypergammaglobulinemia in a dog

摘要

An 11-year-old castrated male Poodle-type dog was admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital for repair of a left-sided perineal hernia. A right-sided perineal hernia repair and castration had been performed 3 weeks earlier. The dog had become lethargic at the time the right-sided hernia was diagnosed, but responded to a 5-day course of enrofloxacin (2 mg/kg of body weight, PO, q 12 h). At that time, the owner reported that the dog had a normal activity level and no history of dysuria or tenesmus.Results of a CBC, urinalysis, and serurn biochemical analysis before the first hernia surgery had indicated a platelet count (231,000 thrombocytes/mm~3) within reference limits, normocytic normochromic non-regenerative anemia (PCV, 24%), high concentration of serum total proteins (87 g/dl) and globulins (5 8 g/dl), 3+/ 4+ proteinuria on urine dipstick, and concentrated urine (specific gravity, 1.051).