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Hepatic abscess?
10 yo F/S Lab mix 29# Seen for acute vomiting and anorexia a few days ago. Mild neutrophilia (13.1 > 11.6), moderate hepatic cytolysis (ALT 662 > 125). GI signs resolved completely with cerenia. Ultrasound for elevated liver values. One large (4cm by 3cm) oval hypoechoic mass effect in or near the dorsal mid liver,…
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Pyelonephritis
Hello, !5 years old cat with CRD and secondary anemia . was well managed for 6 months now it stopped eating, lethargic . Right kidney is small, with dystrophic mineralization, missing cranial pole – not sure if functional. Was wondering if the appearance of the left kidney suggest Pyelonephritis due to hyperechoic pelvis, reactive surrounding…
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CBD obstruction / mass suspected
this is a 15 years oild icteric cat that was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis, cholangiohepatitis .despite intensive in clinic treatment for 1 week there is no improvment on liver values/ clinical . The CBD measures 1.55 cm ( was 1.2 cm 10 days ago ) I m wondering if there is actually a mass at…
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Urethral Mass
12 year old FN Japanese Spitz with haemorrhagic gastroenteritis and inappetance. This urethral change was noted incidentally. There was no report of straining to urinate. The bladder was not distended. I can appreciate the mass lesion at the neck of the bladder but the entire urethra appeared thickened. Is this urethral neoplasia? Urinalysis pending
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Intestinal mass
8 yr old large breed x breed with intestinal mass, cytology pending I could not get intestine to fan through on both sides of the mass Is this the caecum/ICCJ?
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Lymph node
11 year old Malamute with acute vomiting, responding to supportive treatment. History of intestinal adenocarcinoma removed over 2 years prior. I can see mesenteric lymph node enlargement but then what I suspect is this larger cavitatory lymph node. I cannot decide if it is actually a mass connected to the pancreas? The intestines appeared normal…
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Aortic regurgitation
-4 year old Dogue de Bordeaux, spayed female. 115 pounds. Sedated with 0.2 mg/kg butorphanol -asymptomatic -first degree relative died of unknown sudden onset cardiac diseae (PE? DCM?) -AI noted with mildly increased aortic outflow. -trivial pulmonic insufficiency -Structurally the heart appears normal. -How should I interpret this finding? Thanks!
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Mass in/near cranial pole of right adrenal?
13 yo MN Whippet. U/s for mild elevated liver enzymes. Asymptomatic. On Benazepril and Telmisartan for proteinuria. First u/s a month ago, mass effect near or in the cranial pole of R adrenal, 1.3cm. Large liver with ill-defined hypoechoic areas. FNA declined. Plump L adr for a 35# dog (7-8mm). Recheck u/s a month later:…
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Suspect reactive medilal iliac lymph nodes in a cat
Seven-year-old mn fel DSH with chronic intermittent vomiting and diarrhea and weight loss. Cat has tenesmus. No abnormalities found on rectal palpation.Medial iliac lymph nodes-mildly reactive Fecal parasite testing is negative, no significant abnormalities notes on bloodwork. Abdominal ultrasound shows increased hepatic echogenicity and what appears to be reactive medial iliac lymph nodes. The gastrointestinal…
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Antech’s new Canine Chronic enteropathy IBD assay
Just wondering what the sonopath specialist’s thoughts are on Antech’s new biomarker assay for chronic enteropathy and IBD. I am especially interested since a lot of chronic vomiting and diarrhea dogs may have minimal ultrasound findings but the owners end up not pursuing GI biopsies from what I believe to be issues of cost, fear…