Abstract

CRUZ, Kariny S.; WONDRACEK, Daniela S.  and  MELO, Cristiane M.F.. Pituitary dwarfism in a Poodle dog: clinical and laboratory findings. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.1, e17556.  Epub Mar 31, 2020. ISSN 1609-9117.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i1.17556.

This paper aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of a case of pituitary dwarfism in a 4-month-old female Poodle dog. The clinical signs observed were a reduced body size, soft and woolly coat, retention of the sub-coat, absence of primary hairs, scaling of the skin of the head region and deciduous teeth. Hormonal analyses indicated values of 0.5 ng/ml for growth hormone (GH), 0.44 ng/ml for total T3 and 1.44 ng/dl for free T4. GH levels were below normal, thus indicating a pituitary dwarfism.

Keywords : hypothalamus; hypophysis; somatotropin; thyroid.

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