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Narae "~ugo~ Date March 4 , 1980
Identification 0.0-1 Mtdioal Record Ho..18
8er Male Area Whale Bowl
Age 1 5 Yeara Approximately T r a i n e r E r i c Eimstad, Lou Roth

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Date of Death 3/4/80 ffO\P 9r00 E?! Since Death 4 + . --
Hirto.ry
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. On o r about January 2 , 1980, t h e t r a i n e r s noted s l i g h t b e h a v i o r a l d i f f e r e k e
with Hugo. His d i e t was good b u t was n o t i c e d t o be t h r a s h i n g about =re. He continued
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-to*perf o m - w e l l , with--alight changes through t h e 2 6 t . h of-Jan-uary.. _,He -was e a t i n g _e_ating----
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a t t h e same tiare b u t war s l u g g i s h , He w a 8 s t a r e d on precautionary medication ( a m p i c i l l i

a t t h i s time, and was not used i n shows. We a l s o i n c r e a s e d h i s supplemental vitamins
a t t h i s time, t h e t r a i n e r noted a g r e e n i s h c o l o r t o f a c e s on Febuary 1, and began
treatment w i t h kaomycin f o r p o s s i b l e i n t e s t i n a l prostens. Changed t o k e f l e x a n t i b i o t i c s
on February 2, h i s food i n t a k e remained "normal" with o n l y a few days under 100 U s
through Match 1st. 135 (normal s m t . ) on March 2-3, and found dead March 4. No outward
i n d i c a t i o n of s e r i o u s i l l n e s s t o j u s t i f y a d d i t i o n a l s t r e s s of d i a g n o s t i c work..frorn
o n s e t o f b e h a v i o r a l chanqes through March 4.

weight ~ s t i m a t e d10,000 Lbs. -+

General A P P C U ~ ~ C O No outward, e x t e r n a l l e s i o n s o r abrasions.
Cross Becropsy Finding8
&ttX-nal General Colour good a l l s k i n s u r f a c e s nonnal

Organr o f Special Genre Eyes normal, Grossly-removed f o r f u r t h e r s t u d y tonque -

surgace had s e v e r a l lo& s t a n d i n g p a p i l l a e
unremrkable.
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these' were p r e s e n t f o r p a s t 1 0 years

R e r p i r r t o r y mtsa Pending adcroecopic examination - ~ r o s s exaadnat'fon

a walled o f f a r e a of necrouia, 3-4 x 3.5 an, of the l e f t lung. The lower, =re
' revealed-

branched b r o n c h i o l e s o f t h e l e f t lung contained a congealed blood c l o t that was

5 t o 20 aa i n length. T N r break-dawn o f v a s c u l a r integument appeared t o b e
confined t o a p p r o x i m t e l y n o r s t i s t a l p o r t i o n s of t h e l e f t lung. The r i g h t lung
was unremarkable. Microsoopic examination c o n c e n t r a t e on v a a c u l a r i n t e g r i t y w i t h i n
lung- tis_sue. P o s s i b l e t h o r a c i c aneurysm. no g r o s s s i g n of a c u t e r e s p i r a t o r y inf l a -
mation s l r g h t , not abnormal, f r o t h i n t r a c h e s .

n u s c u l o s k e l e t a l System Unremarkable - Grossly.

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~U~~OP~ m UHeart
~~U valves and muscles appear normal - possible -
t h o r a c i c and c e r e b r a l aneurysms.

H d c and Lymphatic -term Obvious e x t r a v a s c u l a r blood i n t i s s u e s of lowe l o b e s

of l e f t lung.

Digcsti~e8ystem Mocosa of stomachs and i n t e s t i n a l t r a c t i n t a c t . No u l e c r a t i o n s

no p a r a s i t e s (Macro) L i v e r was g r o s s l y swollen -
no s i g n of inflammation process
however.

Urinsry System unremarkable

Genital Syetcm weighed and measured - unremarkable

Endocrine System s p l e e n appeared normal i n s i z e , sane p o s t mortem changes,

otherwise endocrine system w a s unremarkable g r o s s l y .

l'ferpaue S y a t e n Obvious breakdown o f blood wessel i n t e g r i t y o r p o s s i b l e

aneurysm r u p t u r e w i t h i n r i g h t cerebrum and v e n t r i c u l - blood clot i n b r a i n
t i s s u e of r i g h t c o r t e x - -
3 5 cm i n diameter. C l o t t e d blood a l s o a- d j a c e n t
t o a r e a of Medulla oblongata. Pending f u r t h e r microscopic study.
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Other :

Tinsi:cc Talcen R e p r e s e n t a t i v e samples taken of a l l t i s s u e s f o r study.

Laboratory:

Microbiology Blood Chclaistrf -

Other
P o s t mortem l i m i t a t i o n s p r e v a i l e d .

Cross Diagnoair T e n t a t i v e - Rupture of s a c c u l a r aneurysm q f one o r more

cerebral a r t e r
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