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OJVRTM
Online Journal of
Veterinary Research©
Volume
17(7):396-401, 2013. Redacted 2017.
Mastitis
obliterans in a diabetic dog: bacteriological and pathological findings.
Akhtardanesh B a(DVM, DVSc), Hejazi SM a(DVM),
Kheirandish Rb (DVM, PhD), Oloumi
MM a (DVM, DVSc), Moghadaszadeh
M (DVM)b, Hosseini Hooshyar Sa
(DVM)
aDepartment(s) of
Clinical Sciences and bPathobiology,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
SUMMARY
Akhtardanesh B, Hejazi SM,Kheirandish R, Oloumi MM, Moghadaszadeh M,
Hosseini HS., Mastitis obliterans in a diabetic Dog, bacteriological and
pathological findings, Onl J Vet Res., 17(7):396-401,
2013 A 4
year-old nulliparous mongrel dog with a history of pseudopregnancy
was presented for examination. The dog presented erythema, tenderness and
enlargement of the right inguinal and left caudal abdominal mammary glands with
bloody discharges. Hematological and biochemical evaluation revealed
leukocytosis with a shift to the left and increased glucose, cholesterol and
triglyceride levels. Based on history, the animal was suspected of having
diabetes mellitus. Cytological evaluation of milk showed numerous white blood
cells with predominant cell type of degenerate neutrophils containing rod and
coccoid bacteria. The pH of bloody milk was 8 and bacteriological culture
revealed Staphylococcus intermedius, Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas auroginosa infection. In spite of cabergolin
and antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone and control of diabetes, no clinical
improvement was observed. Ceftazidime was given based on an antibiogram
but after 2 weeks due to slow clinical improvement, mastectomy was performed.
Pathological findings showed ductitis obliterans
which is a rare late manifestation of mammary ductal ectasia. The findings
suggest that ductal ectasia, co-infection with
pseudomonas and diabetes resulted in complications with mastitis.
Key words: Dog,
pseudopregnancy Mastitis obliterans, Diabetes mellitus, Pseudomonas auroginosa
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