Investigation of the association between gall bladder wall thickness and hypoalbuminaemia in dogs

Objectives To assess the correlation between gallbladder wall thickness and serum/plasma albumin concentrations in dogs. Materials and Methods Retrospective searches of digital medical record databases were conducted to identify dogs that had either severely low serum/plasma albumin concentration (2 mm). Analysis of covariance models were used to analyze gallbladder wall thickness with sample type (serum vs plasma), age, etiology, albumin, and albumin ' etiology as the covariates. Results A total of 216 dogs met inclusion criteria. One‐hundred and forty‐six dogs had a thickened gallbladder wall (Group 1). Median serum/plasma albumin concentration for dogs in this group was 2.2 g/dL (1 to 5 g/dL), and 84 dogs (57.5%) had hypoalbuminemia (