Clinical, hematologic, and biochemical findings in dogs after induction of shock by injection of heartworm extract

K. Kitoh From the Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan.

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K. Watoh From the Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan.

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K. Chaya From the Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan.

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H. Kitagawa From the Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan.

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Y. Sasaki From the Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan.

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A crude, whole-body extract of female or male heartworms was injected iv into 28 dogs with and 22 dogs without heartworm (hw) infection. The female hw extract caused shock in 22 of 24 dogs with and 12 of 20 dogs without hw infection. The male hw extract induced shock in 4 of 4 dogs with and 1 of 2 dogs without hw infection. Prevalence of shock caused by female hw extract was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in dogs with than without hw infection; shock developed 5 to 30 minutes after hw injection. These signs were observed: marked decrease in blood pressure; collapse (initial collapse); paleness of mucous membranes; weak heart sounds; dyspnea; skin coldness; intestinal hyperperistalsis, and defecation; increases in rbc count, serum total protein concentration, serum osmolality, serum Na and blood glucose concentrations; and decreases in neutrophil, eosinophil, and platelet counts. Alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and lactate dehydrogenase activities increased substantially from the time of initial collapse to 24 hours after hw injection. Of 39 dogs with shock, 29 recovered from initial collapse, but 5 of the 29 subsequently collapsed again (secondary collapse), with bloody diarrhea followed by death. Of these 39 dogs, 6 died during initial collapse without bloody diarrhea, and 4 were euthanatized during initial collapse. It was confirmed that hw extract had, in fact, induced shock. These clinical, hematologic, and biochemical findings were fundamentally similar to those associated with shock resulting from administration of drugs, such as diethylcarbamazine and milbemycin D, in microfilaremic dogs with hw infection.

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A crude, whole-body extract of female or male heartworms was injected iv into 28 dogs with and 22 dogs without heartworm (hw) infection. The female hw extract caused shock in 22 of 24 dogs with and 12 of 20 dogs without hw infection. The male hw extract induced shock in 4 of 4 dogs with and 1 of 2 dogs without hw infection. Prevalence of shock caused by female hw extract was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in dogs with than without hw infection; shock developed 5 to 30 minutes after hw injection. These signs were observed: marked decrease in blood pressure; collapse (initial collapse); paleness of mucous membranes; weak heart sounds; dyspnea; skin coldness; intestinal hyperperistalsis, and defecation; increases in rbc count, serum total protein concentration, serum osmolality, serum Na and blood glucose concentrations; and decreases in neutrophil, eosinophil, and platelet counts. Alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and lactate dehydrogenase activities increased substantially from the time of initial collapse to 24 hours after hw injection. Of 39 dogs with shock, 29 recovered from initial collapse, but 5 of the 29 subsequently collapsed again (secondary collapse), with bloody diarrhea followed by death. Of these 39 dogs, 6 died during initial collapse without bloody diarrhea, and 4 were euthanatized during initial collapse. It was confirmed that hw extract had, in fact, induced shock. These clinical, hematologic, and biochemical findings were fundamentally similar to those associated with shock resulting from administration of drugs, such as diethylcarbamazine and milbemycin D, in microfilaremic dogs with hw infection.

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