FA Discolored Urine Flashcards
What species is most susceptible to copper toxicity?
Sheep
When do you usually see copper toxicity?
Sheep with chronic excess copper exposure and a stressful event triggered liver to release stored copper that lyses red cells
Hemoglobin is what causes nephrotoxicity
What are the options for treating copper toxicity?
Penicillamine
Ammonium molybdate and sodium sulfate
Increase dietary Zn
What species of lepto causes acute hemolytic disease in calves and lambs?
L. pomona
What type of hemolysis causes hemoglobinuria?
Intravascular hemolysis - lepto, copper, etc.
NOT ANAPLASMOSIS (EXTRAvascular)
What do senna plants cause?
Myoglobinuria
Diffuse, severe myopathy
Die once recumbent
What do brassica (rape, kale) plants cause?
Hemoglobinuria
What do brackenfern plants cause?
Hematuria
Hemorrhage in the urinary bladder
What does clostridial spp. cause?
Hemoglobinuria
What disease typically causes icterus but NOT discolored urine?
Anaplasmosis
What does water intoxication cause?
Transient hemoglobinuria
Change in osmolality from being dehydrated to drinking a lot of cold water
What are some causes of diffuse myopathy?
Coffee senna
Capture myopathy
Ionophore toxicity
Gossypol toxicosis
Clostridium spp.
Will a dipstick differentiate between pigmented urine?
No
