A 10-year-old, male-castrated golden retriever has a 1-month history of mild lethargy and decreased appetite. On physical examination, he has pale mucous membranes and weak femoral pulses. His complete blood count (CBC) shows a decreased packed cell volume (PCV), decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and decreased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). His biochemistry panel shows a mildly increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level and mildly increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this dog’s anemia?

Immune-mediated hemolysis
Iron-deficiency secondary to chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
Nutritional deficiency of iron
Renal disease causing reduced erythropoietin levels

Conditions of the Atrioventricular Valves in Animals

By

Sandra P. Tou

, DVM, DACVIM, North Carolina State University

Last full review/revision Jan 2020 | Content last modified Jan 2020

Conditions of the atrioventricular valves include mitral valve dysplasia, tricuspid valve dysplasia, and mitral valve stenosis.

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