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Vomiting
Jessie is a 10 year old Lab cross that belongs to one of my assistants. Came in with a history of acute vomiting. The owners report that he vomited up “something” the owners said looked like the inner lining of the stomach. I am not certain it was not something he got into recently. There…
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CKC spaniel M-MODE measurements
Hi all, could you share where I can find CKC m-MODE breed specific ranges? I don’t seem to find it in June Boon’s book and I lack other sources. I will take those sources for other breeds, too. Thank you.
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Intussusception?
– 7yr old MN Standard Poodle presented for severe abodminal pain on the weekend; rDVM ran bloodwork which showed a positive SNAP cPLI test but cbc, biochem normal – was treated for presumed pancreatitis at ER, pain meds, IV fluids, antibiotics, cerenia, famotidine – patient appeared to respond but is now anorexic and still on…
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CEH?
– 12 year old F Sheltie presented for urine leaking and protruding vaginal mass – ultrasound showed enlarged uterus body, and both horns with severel mural cysts and gas artificat (infection?); the uterus was not distended as would be seen with a pyometra – both ovaries had cysts present; urinary bladder, trigone and proximal urethtra…
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Subaortic stenosis-French bulldog
Hi, I would Appretiate your help with this case. -14 month old, Male neutered, French bulldog. 11.8kg. Echo performed to identify the origin of a grade III systolic murmur (more prominent on left cranial basilar aspect) and an arrythmia (I thought it was more a sinus arrythmia when i asucultated). ECG pending. – Echocardio findings:…
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Feline Pleural Effusion – lung mass
– 4 year OLD FS DSH presented for dyspnea and pleural effusion on x-ray – had a history of cough a few weeks prior to presentation and history of chronic diarrhea with blood present – 140ml serosaguineous fluid removed from chest; in house cytology showed small clusters of big purple cells with a large nuclei…
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Frustrating liver case
– 3 yr old Min. Aust. Shephard presented for anorexia, vomiting and severely elevated liver enzymes (ALT 2000), elevated bilrubin, mild azotemia and urine SG 1.012; ALB normal – urine Lepto PCR test and acute Lepto titre test not consistent with Lepto – liver small on x-ray and on u/s; midly hyperechoic; both kidneys severely…
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Typhlitis?
– 7 year old DSH MN presented for vomiting and anorexia and fever; no history of diarrhea – bloodwork pending – u/s showed hyperechoic fat around the ICJ, ICJ LN’s normal-mildly enlarged and fluid-filled cecum with thickened walls but layering maintained – descending colon was normal in appearance – there was some discomfort when scanning…
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Gastro azygos shunt?
– 19 months old, Female entire Lhasa Apso. Presented for scan to check that she was not neutered. Incidental finding: severe microhepatica, change in diameter of portal vein from caudal to pylorus to porta hepatis levels. Kidneys appear WNL in size, with hyperechoic cortical band and minor calculi/mineralized focci. Rest WNL. Biochemistry WNL.
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Carcinomatosis?
– German Shorthair Pointer of unknown age (adult) MN presented for severe ascites – had been clinically well until presentation – bloodwork ALB 19, mild neutrophilia, lymphopenia – 4 litres yellow-tinged foamy fluid removed via abdominocenteis – cytology unremarkable – complex mass in the right liver, but normal liver tissue seen on left side;omentum hyperechoic…