Clinico-pathological findings in a striped dolphin (Stenellacoeruleoalba) affected by rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuric nephrosis (capturemyopathy)

[摘要] A striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) calf stranded alive because ofa Salter-Harris fracture type 1 of a caudal vertebra and remained in a provisionalrehabilitation facility for 3 days where the fracture stabilization was attempted, but hedied the day after bandaging. Serum and urine samples were collected duringhospitalization (days 1, 2 and 3 serum and day 2 urine). Serum analysis showed increasedurea, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and serum amyloid A values, whilecreatinine was below the lower limit. Urine analysis showed urinary protein-to-creatinineratio of 5.3 with glomerular proteinuria. Postmortem analyses demonstrated a severerhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuric nephrosis, suggestive of capture myopathy syndrome. Wereport, for the first time, the clinico-pathological changes during this condition in astriped dolphin.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] biochemical analysis;capture myopathy;dolphin;myoglobinuric nephrosis