A Case of Eclampsia in a Pekingese Dog

Year 2024, Volume: 35 Issue: 2, 138 - 141, 31.07.2024

Almina Güneş , Ömer Faruk Katanalp , Besra Çakmak Nebahat Yetüt Narin

https://doi.org/10.36483/vanvetj.1454830

Abstract

Eclampsia is an acute and potentially fatal metabolic disease caused by a decrease in blood calcium levels. The initially symptoms observed in eclampsia are restlessness, excessive aggression and related behaviors, followed by abnormal gait, dyspnea, hypersalivation, hyperthermia, tachycardia, convulsion and ataxia. In this case, it was aimed to report the clinical and laboratory findings of eclampsia after birth in a Pekingese dog and the experiences gained during the treatment process. The research material consisted of a female Pekingese dog brought to Dicle University Veterinary Faculty Animal Hospital with complaints of inadequacy and convulsions. In the clinical examination, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypersalivation, trismus, inability to stand and hyperemic appearance of the mucosa and conjunctiva were determined, while the rectal temperature was determined to be 40.2 °C. It was observed that some parameters of the complete blood count and serum biochemical analysis results were not within the reference ranges. Subcutaneous caffeine, intravenous of calcium and 5% dextrose were administered to the dog, which was diagnosed with eclampsia. In the physical examination performed on the last day of the treatment, it was detected that there was an improvement and as a result of the hematological and serum biochemical analyses, all values were within the physiological reference range and the treatment was completed.

Keywords

Dog, eclampsia, serum calcium.

Pekinez Irkı Bir Köpekte Eklampsi Olgusu

Abstract

Eklampsi kan kalsiyum seviyesindeki düşüşten kaynaklanan akut ve ölümcül olabilen metabolik bir hastalıktır. Eklampside ilk gözlenen semptomlar huzursuzluk, aşırı agresyon ve buna bağlı davranışlar olup takiben sallantılı yürüyüş, dispne, hipersalivasyon, hipertermi, taşikardi, konvülziyon ve ataksi gözlenebilmektedir. Bu vakada pekinez ırkı bir köpekte doğumdan sonra şekillenen eklampsinin klinik, laboratuvar bulguları ve tedavi sürecinde edilen deneyimlerin bildirilmesi amaçlandı. Araştırma materyalini Dicle Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Hayvan Hastanesi’ne inapetenz ve konvülziyon şikâyetleri ile getirilen pekinez ırkı dişi bir köpek oluşturdu. Klinik muayenede taşikardi, taşipne, hipersalivasyon, trismus, ayağa kalkamama ile mukoza ve konjunktivaların hiperemik görünüşte olduğu belirlenirken rektal sıcaklık ise 40.2 °C olarak tespit edildi. Tam kan sayımı ve serum biyokimyasal analiz sonuçlarına ait bazı parametrelerin referans aralıklarda olmadığı tespit edildi. Eklampsi tanısı konularak tedavisine başlanan köpeğe subkutan kafein, intravenöz kalsiyum ve %5 dekstroz uygulandı. Tedavinin ikinci gününde yapılan fiziksel muayenede ise klinik iyileşme ile hematolojik ve serum biyokimyasal parametrelerin referans aralıklarda olduğu tespit edilerek tedavi sonlandırıldı.

Keywords

Eklampsi, köpek, serum kalsiyum.

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