2018 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program: Seattle, Washington, June 14 - 15, 2018

Severe hypoalbuminemia and IRIS stages 3 or 4 were associated with a poorer prognosis in all dogs with FSGS. Hypertension was associated with a shorter survival in dogs that died of any cause, whereas biopsy samples with at least 25 % global glomerulosclerosis were associated with a poorer prognosis in dogs that were known to have renal-related deaths. The purposes of this study were (1) to describe the population of dogs with biofilm-forming Escherichia coli (E. coli)UTIs, and (2) to determine whether there were clinical differences between dogs with biofilmforming E. coli UTIs and dogs with non-biofilm-forming E. coli UTIs. We hypothesized there would be no difference in the two population characteristics of dogs whereas biofilm-formation would be more prevalent in dogs whose UTIs are chronic, complicated, and/or asymptomatic.