Cognitive ability in dogs is defined as the dog's ability to recognize and interact appropriately with its environment and human family members. Last week we discussed some of the causes of hematuria, or blood in the urine, in dogs. One of the most common causes seen in clinical practice is bladder stones. In humans, stones that develop in the urinary tract usually originate in the kidney, but the bladder is the more common location in dogs. The presence of red blood cells in urine is termed hematuria.
Gross hematuria is a visible presence of blood in the urine.
In addition, urine can contain breakdown products of red blood cells such as hemoglobin, appropriately enough called hemoglobinuria. Let's confine our thoughts to the causes of gross hematuria, and what type of diagnostic tests should be performed on these patients. Simply put, hip dysplasia is a malformation of the hip joint. The hip is a typical ball and socket joint. The illness was characterized by severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and death.