Arterial Blood Gases in Dogs with Bacterial Pneumonia

Abstract

Summary The purpose of this study is to report the aterial blood gas findings in dogs with bacterial pneumonia. Arterial blood gas samples were collected from 62 dogs with culture‐confirmed bacterial pneumonia. These results were compared with 46 normal dog arterial blood gas samples. Results demonstrated that respiratory acidosis was not a problem in dogs with pneumonia in this study. Significant evidence of hypoxemia was noted with abnormal mean values in PaO 2 (P<0.001) and the Alveolar‐arterial (A‐α) gradient (P<0.001).