Feline splenic mass
Note: I also posted this on VIN… this cat was presented initially for lethargy. Blood work normal. RDVM wanted to look at the pancreas via US. It was normal. The spleen wasn’t. There was one enlarged mesenteric lymph node. Parameters matched inflammation over neoplasia. FNA came back as hyperplastic.
Isoflurane and decreased fractional shortening
11 year old mn DMH with hx of decreased activity, weight loss, tachycardia during physical exams (>240bpm), and new grade 2/6 systolic murmur Cat is fractious at the clinic Echocardiogram done under isoflurane anesthesia (no premeds) shows normal cardiac measurements, no doppler abnormalities, but decreased FS=31% Since the heart appears normal, can I attribute the decreased fractional…
Pancreatitis/IBD?
12 yr old FS DSH with intermittent vomiting and mild weight loss – eating well most of the time but sometimes picky with food – one episode of diarrhea – elevated feline pLI – biochem, cbc and T4 otherwise normal – liver, GB and bile ducts normal on ultrasound – left limb pancreas prominent pancreatic…