Page 83 - Rule Outs in Small Animal Medicine, Problem-oriented Assessment of Problems in Physical Examination and Clinical Pathology, 2nd Edition

Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Urinary tract Urinary tract

Innere Medizin

VetBooks.ir

Vaginal discharge

Independent of oestrus Associated with Associated with oestrus
or pregnancy
pregnancy

Normal
From the vagina From the urinary tract Pathologic Physiologic
(dog)

– Open pyometra – Fetal death – Up to 6 weeks post
– Vaginitis Haemorrhage in urinary Urinary tract – Birth trauma partum
– Mucometra/ tract inflammation/irritation – Retained placenta
haemometra
– Vaginal neoplasia
(e.g. transmissible
veneral tumour)
– Trauma
– Bacterial infection
â Coagulopathy – Mechanical irritation
Local haemorrhage (e.g. uroliths)
pp. 18–19
– Neoplasia (e.g. TCC)
– FIC

– Trauma
– Neoplasia
– Polyp
– Renal haematuria

72 73