Clinical and Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Urinary Bladder Diseases in Dog

The ultrasonographic changes recorded in urinary bladder diseases recognize a high degree of specificity in accordance with the type and degree of the medical condition. Dogs with clinical signs of pollakiuria, dysuria-stranguria, hematuria, urinary incontinence, and polydipsia and polyuria were selected for investigation. In the present study twenty-two dogs were selected having urinary bladder diseases. Bladder wall thickness more than 3 mm were diagnosed as cystitis in a fully distended bladder. In non-distended bladder, subjective evaluation of the wall thickness was made according to the amount of distension. In the present study majority of the cases showed bladder wall thickness more than 4 mm. Cytological examination was performed in cystitis cases and neoplasm was ruled out. Transitional cell carcinoma was diagnosed in five dogs with hematuria, pollakiuria, and dysuria and was reported only in older dogs. Ultrasonographic findings in transitional cell carcinoma were irregular bladder wall mass with a broad-based attachment projecting into the urinary bladder lumen. It is concluded that ultrasonography is often recommended as the first diagnostic imaging modality in patients with hematuria or dysuria.