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Severe heart failure with pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, and bilateral thoracic and abdominal echymosis
13 year old mn Italian Greyhound with presented yesterday to the rDVM with severe dyspnea and severe, bilateral echymosis along the thorax and abdomen. O states dog was not hit by a car. Chest radiographs showed pleural effusion and loss of the cardiac silhouette Labwork done yesterday showed a mild anemia, and ALKP=200’s, normal platelets…
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Miniature Schnauzer With Mitral Valve Disease and Seizures
8 year old, 7 kg, fs Miniature Schnauzer with acute onset of seizures and chronic mitral valve disease CBC and chemistry profile are normal Echocardiogram shows clubbed mitral valves, slight mitral valve prolapse, regurgitant jet occupying >50% of the left atrium, MR velocity of 5m/s, left ventricular enlargement, and severe left atrial enlargement There are no…
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Severe thrombocytopenia, cranial abdominal effusion, and tachycardia…is there a cardiac mass?
9 year old mn Shepherd X with vomiting, weight loss, and lethargy CBC shows severe thrombocytopenia (<20,000 platelets) and a mild anemia (HCT=37%) Liver panel showed mildly elevated liver enzymes Abdominal radiographs showed possible splenic mass Abdominal ultrasound shows a double layered gall bladder, dilated hepatic veins, free fluid between the liver lobes, and splenomegaly…