Title | Hyperammonemia associated with urethral obstruction in a dog. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1987 |
Authors | Hall, JA, Allen, TA, Fettman, MJ |
Journal | J Am Vet Med Assoc |
Volume | 191 |
Issue | 9 |
Pagination | 1116-8 |
Date Published | 1987 Nov 01 |
ISSN | 0003-1488 |
Keywords | Ammonia, Animals, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Male, Staphylococcal Infections, Urethral Obstruction |
Abstract | Hyperammonemia was documented in a 10-week-old male Lhasa Apso referred for urethral obstruction and rupture. Results of liver function tests were normal. Staphylococcus sp was isolated from urine. Anomalies of the portal vascular system and hepatic insufficiency are the most common causes of hyperammonemia in the dog. Hyperammonemia, however, in the absence of recognizable concurrent hepatic disease, also may result from urinary stasis and infection with urea-splitting organisms. |
Alternate Journal | J Am Vet Med Assoc |
PubMed ID | 3693031 |