BENIGN ESSENTIAL HEMATURIA IN DOGS

Benign essential hematuria and idiopathic renal hematuria are terms th at are used to describe a condition of massive hematuria of nontraumat ic renal origin that is not accompanied by any obvious gross or histop athologic source or mechanism of hemorrhage. Diagnosis of the conditio n is based on ruling out all other renal and extrarenal causes of hema turia via the use of invasive and noninvasive techniques. Unlike human s, dogs with benign essential hematuria may have a bilateral condition and tend to develop hydronephrosis and hydroureter as a result of obs truction caused by a blood clot. Treatment of benign essential hematur ia may involve surgical intervention, iron supplementation, and blood transfusions.