Abstract

Heatstroke is a clinical condition characterized by elevated body temperature and is also associated with a systemic inflammatory syndrome may ultimately leads to multiple organ failure and death. A German shepherd male dog of 3.5 years age was presented with the history of high body temperature (109°F), salivation and nervous symptoms. The blood picture revealed the presence of botryoid nucleus, meta rubricytes, pyknotic, karyolytic and karyorhectic white blood cells and apoptotic bodies. The case was diagnosed as heat stroke by considering the clinical signs and characteristic blood picture. In the present case, anamnesis suggesting heatstroke was lacking and the typical haematological picture aids in diagnosis

Keywords : Botryoid nucleus, Dog, Heatstroke, Pyknotic nucleus