Ale L Aguirre, Sharon A Center, John F Randolph, Amy E Yeager, Alicia M Keegan, H Jay Harvey, Hollis N Erb
OBJECTIVE: To determine risk, clinical features, and treatment responses for gallbladder disorders in Shetland Sheepdogs. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. ANIMALS: 38 Shetland Sheepdogs with gallbladder disease. PROCEDURES: Medical records were reviewed for signalment, history, physical findings, laboratory results, imaging features, coexistent illnesses, histologic findings, treatments, and survival rates. RESULTS: Mature dogs with gastrointestinal signs were predisposed (odds ratio, 7...
July 1, 2007: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association