ABSTRACT
53 A 16-week-old unvaccinated male German shepherd dog presents in extremis, with a 36-hour history of vomiting and severe, watery hemorrhagic diarrhea. Attempts at resuscitation fail. At necropsy, a severe enteritis is grossly visible (Figure 53.1). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429401725/9d69b4ae-80d1-4f44-9dcb-659cda134065/content/fig53_1_C.jpg"/>
i. What is your most likely clinical diagnosis?
ii. Name some other diseases that potentially may present in this manner.
iii. What characteristic finding might you have been able to observe with hematology or buffy coat examination in this patient if your most likely diagnosis was correct?
iv. The dog’s owner has several other dogs within the household, ranging from a sibling of this case through to fully adult. None of these dogs is up-to-date with routinely recommended vaccinations. What would you suggest that the owners do with the remaining dogs?
