Pathologoanatomic appearance of dog dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Abstract

The article contains materials about the
pathologoanatomic changes of dog dirofilariasis caused
by Dirofilaria immitis. Pathomorphological researches
showed emaciation, anemia mucous membranes, protein
steatosis, nefrozonefrit, venous hyperemia and pulmonary
edema, hypertrophy and acute enlargement in the right
part of a heart, hydrothorax, ascites and gematurіa. Also
are shown the changes non-specific for disease: catarrhalhemorrhagic
gastroenterokolit and hemorrhagic dіatez. In
the heart, lungs and pulmonary arteries of dogs, died of
dirofilariasis, found mature parasites Dirofilaria immitis,
which led to the death of the animals.