Abstract
A 5-year-old male Bedlington terrier was found to have haemoglobinuria from intravascular haemolysis. The owners reported also recent vomiting, occasional diarrhoea, reduced activity and increased drinking and urination. A diagnosis of inherited copper storage disease, as previously described in this breed, was established by demonstrating characteristic light and electron microscopic changes and copper content of 7, 717 micrograms/g in biopsied liver. Treatment by chelation with d-penicillamine and a low copper diet was instituted and the dog remains well 10 months later. Intravascular haemolysis is rare in dogs and an uncommon finding in Bedlington terriers with copper storage disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-307 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australian Veterinary Journal |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Copper storage disease with intravascular haemolysis in a Bedlington terrier. / Watson, A. D.; Middleton, D. J.; Ilkiw, Jan.
In: Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol. 60, No. 10, 10.1983, p. 305-307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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