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KMID : 1094020160330050313
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2016 Volume.33 No. 5 p.313 ~ p.315
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Nephrolithiasis in an Aged Snow Leopard
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Eo Kyung-Yeon
Lee Hyun-Ho
Jung Young-Mok
Kwon Oh-Deog
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Abstract
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An aged (14 years old) female snow leopard exhibited renal calculi and pyelonephritis at necropsy. Theanimal experienced appetite loss, mild diarrhea, polydipsia, and difficulty breathing, and was curled up and staggeringon its hind legs 2 days before death. Large calculi were found obstructing both sides of the renal pelvis. The leftsidecalculus was larger than that of the right side. These calculi had rough surfaces and were 15 × 21 mm and9 × 14 mm, respectively. The bladder was filled with dark, cloudy urine. Multiple ulcerous lesions were found in theinner layer of the bladder. Enterococcus faecalis and Proteus mirabili were identified via microbiological examinationof the urine. Under microscopic examination, urine struvites were observed in the pyuria sediment in the bladder. Toour knowledge, this is the first documented case of nephrolithiasis in a captive snow leopard.
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KEYWORD
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Panthera uncia, nephroliths, renal calculi, snow leopard
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