What is your diagnosis? Unexpected finding in sedimented urine from a dog.

Authors :: Vieira, Aline B.
Rodrigues, Mark D. R.
de Castro, Tatiana X.
Kfuri, Luciula M.
de Abreu, Mariana B.
de Mello Souza, Carlos Henrique
Source :: Veterinary Clinical Pathology; Sep2011, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p403-404, 2p
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The article presents a case study of an adult mixed-breed dog with hematuria and abdominal discomfort. It says that urinalysis of the urine sample acquired through cystocentesis was followed by centrifugation and microscopic examination which revealed a sedimented urine with rod-shaped bacteria, leukocytes, and other structures. Moreover, the dog recovered from surgery after exploratory laparotomy showed a dioctophyma renale worm in the abdomen.