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Pyelonephritis: Ruminants and Horses - Coggle Diagram
Pyelonephritis: Ruminants and Horses
Aetiology
Ascending infection of the urinary tract
Predisposing Factors
Most common renal disease in cattle
Post parturition and post service/covering
Rare in horses
Following metritis and urolithiasis
Clinical Signs
Acute Signs
Anorexia
Depression
Colic
Decreased milk yeild
Stranguria
Polyuria
Haematuria
Pyuria
Pyrexia
Chronic Signs
Weight loss
Colic
Decreased milk yeild
Diarrhoea
Polyuria
Anaemia
Less obvious signs of UTI
Diagnostics
Microbiology
Mainly gram negative bacteria
Coliforms, Proteus sp., Klebseilla sp, Enterobacter sp.
Gram Positive
T. Pyogenes and rarely C. renale
Biochemistry
Azotaemia
Ultrasound and Endoscopy
Collect samples from ureters
Urinanlysis
Culture
Proteinuria, haematuria, pyuria
Management
Long term (14-21 days) broad spectrum antibiotics
Trimethoprim sulphonamide
Cephalosporins
Tetracyclines