Frequency of crystalluria and bacteriuria in companion dogs of Ahvaz district
Subject Areas :
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Bahman Mosallanejad
1
,
Syedeh Misagh Jalali
2
,
Dariush gharibi
3
,
Hadi Taherzadeh
4
1 - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
4 - Graduate of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Received: 2019-12-15
Accepted : 2020-07-11
Published : 2021-04-21
Keywords:
Ahvaz,
Dog,
Bacteriuria,
Crystalluria,
Abstract :
Crystalluria is one of the most important factors contributing to the pathogenesis of urinary stones. The type of urinary crystals can be associated with urinary tract infection and subsequently alter urine pH. The aim of the present survey was to evaluate the frequency of crystalluria and bacteriuria in companion dogs of Ahvaz district. For this purpose, the urine of 101 healthy dogs was obtained by catheterization. Physical assessment was initially carried out for specific gravity, color, clearance and apparent characteristics, and then the biochemical analysis was performed to evaluate the presence of hemoglobin, glucose, protein, ketone bodies and urine pH was also measured. Urinary sediment was also evaluated for the presence of crystals, casts and cells. Urine samples were also examined for the presence of Staphylococcus, Proteus and Escherichia coli bacteria. Overall twenty cases (19.80%) had crystalluria; of which fifteen cases (75%) were struvite, two cases (10%) were oxalate calcium dehydrate, two cases (10%) mixture of struvite and oxalate-calcium dehydrate and one case (5%) mixture of oxalate calcium dehydrate and bilirubin. From a total of 101 samples, 40 cases (39.60%) had positive urine culture; of which sixteen cases (40%) were positive for Staphylococcus epidermidis and twelve (30%) for E. coli. Proteus was not isolated in any of the samples. There was no significant relationship between gender and breed with bacteriuria and crystalluria (p>0.05), but a significant difference was observed for age; with rising age resulting in increased crystalluria and bacteriuria (p<0.05). Also, the results showed that there was a close correlation between crystalluria and bacteriuria in dogs.
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Bailiff, N.L., Westropp, J.L., Nelson, R.W., Sykes, J.E., Owens, S.D. and Kass, P.H. (2008). Evaluation of urine specific gravity and urine sediment as risk factors for urinary tract infections in cats. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 37(3): 317-322.
Bartges, J.W. (2016). Feline calcium oxalate urolithiasis: risk factors and rational treatment approaches. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 18(9): 712-722.
Caporali, E.H., Phillips, H., Underwood, L. and Selmic, L.E. (2015). Risk factors for urolithiasis in dogs with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts: 95 cases (1999-2013). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 246(5): 530-536.
Carvalho, M., Lulich, J.P., Osborne, C.A. and Nakagawa, Y. (2003). Role of urinary inhibitors of crystallization in uric acid nephrolithiasis. Dalmatian dog model. Urology, 62(3): 566-570.
Daudon, M. and Jungers, P. (2004). Clinical value of crystalluria and quantitative morphoconstitutional analysis of urinary calculi. Nephron Physiology, 98(2): 31-36.
Ettinger, S.J. and Feldman, E.C. (2010). Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases of the Dog and Cat. 7th ed., Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, pp: 1850-1874.
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Houston, D.M. and Moore, A.E. (2009). Canine and feline urolithiasis: Examination of over 50000 submissions to the Canadian veterinary urolith centre from 1998 to 2008. Canadian Veterinary Journal, 50(12): 1263-1268.
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Manzoor, M.A., Duwal, S.R., Mujeeburahiman, M. and Rekha, P.D. (2018). Vitamin C inhibits crystallization of struvite from artificial urine in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 44(6): 1234-1242.
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Meutan, D. (2012). Laboratory evaluation and interpretation of the urinary system. In: Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry. Thrall, M.A., Weiser, G., Allison, R. and Campbell, T. editors. 2nd ed., Iowa, USA: Wiley-Blackwell publication, pp: 323-377.
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Osborne, C.A., Lulich, J.P., Kruger, J.M., Ulrich, L.K. and Koehler, L.A. (2009). Analysis of 451,891 canine uroliths, feline uroliths, and feline urethral plugs from 1981 to 2007: Perspectives from the Minnesota Urolith Center. The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice, 39(1): 183-197.
Palma, D., Langston, C., Gisselman, K. and McCue, J. (2013). Canine struvite urolithiasis. Compendium, 35(8): 1-8.
Pourali, F., Moosavi, Z., Shahsavani, D. and Azizzadeh, M. (2019). Experimental comparison of the effects of ascorbic acid and thiamine in prevention of lead induced tissue damages in selected tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 13(49): 27-40.
Roe, K., Pratt, A., Lulich, J., Osborne, C. and Syme, H.M. (2012). Analysis of 14,008 uroliths from dogs in the UK over a 10‐year period. Veterinary Clinical Science, 53(11): 634-640.
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