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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
*fever
* Pyrexia
*dehydration
* Lethargy
*haemorrhaging from the mucous membranes of the body
* Anorexia
Acute renal failure develops in 80-90% of cases, these dogs will show the typical signs of vomiting, dehydration, ureamic ulceration of the mouth and lumbar pain. In less severe renal cases polyuria and polydipsia may be the most obviuos signs.
===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===