Investigation the histopathological condition of the liver in stray dogs

Arfaee, Farnoosh; Abdous, Arman; Mortazavi, Pejman; Zeaee, Farnaz

doi:10.22034/cjvs.2024.198814

Investigation the histopathological condition of the liver in stray dogs

Document Type : Short paper

Authors

Farnoosh Arfaee ¹

Arman Abdous ²

Pejman Mortazavi ³

Farnaz Zeaee ¹

¹ Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² College of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran

³ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/cjvs.2024.198814

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis (CH) is the most common liver disease of dogs. Histopathology is necessary for distinguishing different stages of hepatitis. This study aimed to examine the liver histological status of stray dogs. Seventy stray mixed dogs that died from a road accident between 2017 till 2020 in Tehran, Iran were necropsy for liver status. Prevalence of CH in studied dogs was 31.4%, including 12 random hepatitis, 9 cholangiohepatitis, and one bridging hepatitis. CH may be more likely to occur in stray dogs because they are less likely to visit veterinary clinics than pet dogs.

Keywords

Hepatitis

Histopathology

Liver

Stray dogs

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