Sonographic findings in affections of urinary system in dogs

The present study was conducted on 37 dogs of either sex, presented with the history of fever, inappetance, tense abdomen, polyuria, polydipsia, passing foul smelling or blood tinged urine and difficult micturition. The dogs were subjected to ultrasonography using 3.5 MHz microconvex and 7.5MHz linear transducers. Ultrasonographic features were supported with haematobiochemical parameters, urinalysis, CST findings and clinical signs. Ultrasonographically nephroliths (n=3), nephrocalcinosis (n=3), pyelonephritis (n=5), glomerulonephritis (n=1), chronic renal failure (CRF) (n=3), cystitis (n=19) and cystoliths (n=7) could be differentiated. In majority of the cases more than one condition was diagnosed.