Dog

SPLEEN (DOG AND CAT)

Dog

  • The spleen is bright red in colour and weighs 50 gm
  • It is falciform, long and narrow. It is roughly human- foot print shaped structure
  • Its dorsal end is narrower and is ventral to the vertebral end of the last rib and first lumbar transverse process
  • The ventral end is wider and is variable in position

Cat

  • Spleen is spear shaped
Last modified: Saturday, 21 April 2012, 6:13 AM