Table 11.

Summary of necropsy findings in five dogs with leptospirosis

Dog number	7 a	8	9	10	11
Jaundice	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
Multisystemic haemorrhage (variably affecting: cutaneous, subcutaneous, lungs, kidney, gastrointestinal, heart)	−	+++	+++	++	+
Ascites	+	+++	++	++	+++
Pleural effusion	++	++	++	++	++
Pulmonary oedema	−	++	++	++	++
Hepatomegaly	−	−	+	−	+
Splenomegaly	−	−	+	−	−

^a Examination was limited by severe freeze–thaw artefact.

‘+, ++, +++’ mild, moderate, marked, respectively; ‘−’ not detected.