VCP 411: Medicine Section

REGIONAL ANATOMY OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

Horses

• Left kidney: Lies under the coverage of last rib and transverse process of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd lumbar vertebrae.
• Right kidney: Last 3 ribs and transverse process of first lumbar vertebrae.
• Bladder: lies on the anterior part of the floor of pelvis, when empty. Reaches abdominal floor when filled with urine.

Cattle

• Left kidney: Lies under the coverage of 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th lumbar vertebrae, but varying in position depends on rumen.
• Right kidney: Lies between last rib and transverse process of 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd lumbar vertebrae.
• Bladder: Below the uterus.

Sheep and Goats

• Left kidney: Lies under the coverage of 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th lumbar vertebrae, but varying in position depends on rumen.
• Right kidney: Lies between last rib and transverse process of 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd lumbar vertebrae.
• Bladder: Below the uterus.

Dogs

• Left kidney: Loosely attached. Lies under the transverse process of 2^rd, 3^rd, 4^th lumbar vertebrae. But anterior lobe lies below the 1^st lumbar vertebrae.
• Right kidney: Lies under the coverage of the 1^st and 3^rd lumbar vertebrae.
• Bladder: empty: pelvic position. Full: level of umblilcus.