Name of the dog: Jazmond Crystal's Hovind  "Jaz"

Sire: Reeves Angus Von Tasz    Dam: Hoofprint Emerald "Ashlee"

Owner: Pam Hovind                 Breeder: Pam and Larry Koons

 

Checklist of common diseases:

  Yes No
Cancer
          Mammary
          Hemangiosarcoma
          Other


 
X
X
X
Digestive system
          EPI
          IBD
          Perianal fistulas		  
X
X
X
Endocrine System
          Addison's disease
          Hypothyroidism
?
 

X
Heart and Vascular system diseases X  
Immune system diseases   X
Skin diseases   X
Liver/Pancreatic   X
Skeletal diseases
           Elbow dysplasia
          Hip dysplasia
          Intervertebral disc disease
          Lumbosacral stenosis
          Panosteitis
          Spondylosis		  
X
X
X
X
X
X
Neurological conditions
           GSD degenerative myelopathy		  
X
Ocular diseases
          Cataracts
          Pannus
          Corneal dystrophy		  
X
X
X
Non-genetic symptoms/side effects of other conditions
          Arthritis (DJD)
          Bladder atony
          Megacolon
 		  
X
X
X
 

Other
This dog did not appear to have any of the above conditions, but I do question the thoroughness for wich they were searched. Her cause of death appeared to be complications from a pregnancy/uterine infection and ovariohysterectomy. It is possible that she had previously undetectable Addison's disease and suffered some complicationsd due to that. I also think that it is possible that she had a coagulopathy (bleeding disorder) either related to a toxin exposure or any underlying predisposition, but that would have been impossible to determine by the time the necropsy was performed.

Jazmond Crystal's Hovind

Interpretation of necropsy results:
Unfortunately this necropsy report is not as complete in terms of all body systems as some of the others are. The focus is on the evidence of hemorrhage in multiple areas and the secondary changes to the organs post-mortem causing difficulty in any further diagnoses. There was mitral valvular endocardiosis, or evidence of bacterial infection of the mitral valve of the heart, as well as evidence of infection in the uterine stump and liver. there were also changes in the spleen consisted with blood loss. Screens for infectious/tick-borne causes were negative, including Leptospiroses, Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) Babesia Canis, Ehrlichia Canis, Ehrlichia risticii, Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) Infectious Canine Hepatitis and Canine Herpesvirus. There was evidence of inhaled debris in the lungs (carbon pigment deposits in the scavenger cells of the airways) but this is an incidental finding and not likely related to an underlying lung problem or to this dog's death. While the report indicates that the most likely cause of death was sepsis secondary to uterine infection and subsequent complications, it cannot completely rule out toxin exposure or underlying bleeding disorder (coagulopathy).

There are no changes noted in the gastrointestinal tract or musculoskeletal system, but I am not 100% sure that the entire musculoskeletal system was evaluated in terms of the joints and the verterbral column as there is no comment whatsoever about them.