
26/01/2025
NEPHRECTOMY IN 3 YEAR-OLD FEMALE SHIH TZU
Strength, is a 3 year old, female, shih tzu that was brought to our clinic last June 7,2024. She has no appetite, lethargic, vomiting and with severe right abdominal pain upon palpation.
Her blood works results showed infection and increase in globulin and ALP level. Her urinalysis showed presence of struvites, blood and increase pH.
Strength was subjected to exploratory laparatomy. Her right kidney was found to be swollen with black discoloration, with pus leakage from renal pelvis spreading to right o***y. The right o***y was enlarged and discolored with pus. Due to the state of her right kidney, we decided to remove it (nephrectomy) along with her ovaries and uterus (ovariohysterectomy). Left kidney had normal physical/anatomical presentation upon checking.
After surgery, removed kidney was incised and urinary stones were found on renal pelvis. Necrosis is evident all over the organ.
After the surgery, Strength show great improvement. She is not in pain anymore and started to eat again on the next day and was discharged after 3 days.
However, she suffered from severe gastroenteritis and tapeworm infection 2 weeks after surgery. Eventually, she recovered and overcame another ordeal.Strength had also dealt with blood parasitism on November 2024 and also survived.
After 7 mos, she is still living great with her 1 kidney. Blood works are normal with updated anti-parasitic prevention. She is still jolly and friendly everytime she visits us in the clinic. 😊
She surely inspire us , beyond all odds she keeps living up with her name "STRENGTH". 💪