Septicaemia and thrombocytopenia caused by Salmonella gallinarum in a dog fed a raw meat-based diet

In recent years, it has become increasingly popular for pet owners to feed their dogs and cats raw meat as an alternative processed, manufactured diets. Owners are often unaware of the potential risks this may pose animals themselves, despite published literature. This article reports case a 5-month-old female French Bulldog referred investigation acute vomiting, diarrhoea pyrexia. She was diagnosed with septicaemia, associated Salmonella gallinarum (identified on blood culture), well positive faecal culture Campylobacter coli severe thrombocytopenia (presumably secondary infection). received supportive treatment marbofloxacin, going make full recovery. Considering serovar identified (which is host-specific poultry) animal's lifestyle, possible septicaemia originated from her diet. spp. potentially zoonotic can cause enteritis in humans. first report gallinarum, immune-mediated), dog that fed