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OJVRTM

Online Journal of Veterinary Research©

(Including Medical and Laboratory Research)

Established 1994

ISSN 1328-925X

Volume 29 (8): 481-487, 2025.

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Clinical laboratory findings in 18 dogs with septic joint arthritis

Soontornvipart K, Zatloukal J, Kohout P,  Dvorak M.

Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.

ABSTRACT

Soontornvipart K, Zatloukal J, Kohout P,  Dvorak M. Clinical laboratory findings in 18 dogs with septic joint arthritis, Onl J Vet Res 29 (8): 481-486, 2025. Clinical and laboratory findings were evaluated in 18 dogs with suspected septic arthritis of stifle, elbow, carpal,  hip and tarsal joints. In 11 dogs, arthritis was blood borne, and in 7 was due to joint surgery or trauma.  All dogs had joint pain and resisted joint movement. Primary bacterial sources were associated with abscesses, bite wounds, enteritis, dermatitis, cystitis and/or endometritis after birth. Sinovial fluid revealed Staphylococcus intermedius, Streptococcus spp, Enterococcus Group 3, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Coagulative-negative staphylococcus (CNS), and Bacillus spp but only in 8 dogs.  In 16 joints, total nucleated cell count in synovial fluid was 50 x 10⁹/l or more, with 50-95%  neutrophils  Radiography revealed soft tissue swelling or joint effusion (17 joints), subchondral bone destruction (6 joints) and new bone proliferation (11 joints).

KEY-WORDS: Septic Arthritis, Clinical-Laboratory, Dogs