Albuminuria and proteinuria in dogs infected with Dirofilaria repens: A cross-sectional study.

Background: It is unknown whether Dirofilaria repens is capable of causing similar glomerular lesions, as does Dirofilaria immitis.

Objective: To determine whether D. repens infection could cause albuminuria or proteinuria.

Establishment of a reference interval for urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in dogs.

Background: Albuminuria is an important marker of renal damage and can precede proteinuria; thus, it can be a useful analyte in the early diagnosis of kidney diseases. Albuminuria has also been found in dogs with hypertension, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic diseases.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish a reference interval (RI) for albuminuria in dogs.