Table 2.

Most relevant macroscopical findings in the necropsy of the female cub N4-Keres

Affected organ	Alteration/lesion description
Body condition	Extremely poor body condition and generalized serous fat atrophy, compatible with cachexia (picture a, Fig. 1)
Skin	Irregular and shabby, with crusts and fissures on the face, outer ears, nipples and footpads. No alopecia (pictures a and b, Fig. 1)
Jaw	Subcutaneous mandibular abscess of 2.5 cm , affecting the right lower jaw and apparently related to the fracture of the lower right canine (picture c, Fig. 1)
Left knee	Old cranial luxation of the left knee joint, with callus and severe fibrosis at distal femur articulation preventing the correct flexure and extension of left lower leg (picture d, Fig. 1)
Subcutaneous/musculoskeletal Tissues	Presence of six round metal particles (pellets) without associated hematoma (old shot): adjacent to axis (Cl) and to thoracic vertebra V (TV), between the iliac wings, caudal to the right proximal tibia, and two in muscle of ventral abdominal wall (picture d, Fig. 1)
Linfonodes	Generalized linfadenomegaly (especially axillary, inguinal, mandibular and popliteal linfonodes)
Abdominal cavity	Ten ml. of yellowish and translucent peritoneal fluid
Respiratory system	Foam and serohemic fluid in larynx and trachea. Lungs hemorrhagic, emphysematosus and increased in size, compatible with pneumonia (picture e, Fig. 1)
Digestive system	Plant material and small amount of mucus and digested blood as the only content
Spleen and adrenal glands	Increased in size, with petechia
Liver and kidneys	Congestive
Central nervous System	Encephalon and meninges congestive