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Acute kidney injury is associated with increased mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and higher costs in both human and veterinary medicine. This study aimed to determine the incidence of postoperative AKI in dogs without pre-existing renal disease. A total of 170 dogs, admitted for elective surgery (ASA I-II) at a single university center, were included. The sCr levels were measured at the following times: procedure day (before anesthesia), 24\u202fh, 48\u202fh, and 7\u202fdays post-surgery (0\u202fh, 24\u202fh, 48\u202fh, and 7d). Potential risk factors for AKI including patient characteristics (age, sex, pathologies, treatments), anesthetic protocol (drugs, type and rate of fluid therapy, procedure duration) and intraoperative complications were analyzed. Postoperative AKI was identified in 5 dogs (2.9, 95% CI: 1.3\u20136.7%) based on a sCr increase \u22650.3\u202fmg\/dL within 48\u202fh post-surgery. A decrease in sCr (Mean: 0.87 SD\u202f=\u202f0.2) was observed at 48\u202fh (Mean: 0.84 SD\u202f=\u202f0.24) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), returning to baseline by day 7 (Mean:0.89 SD\u202f=\u202f0.22) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.127). Only a relationship between surgery duration and the probability of developing postoperative AKI was found (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.037). 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