Why is this dog coughing?
– 9 yr old FS Cocker Spaniel history of cough for a few weeks– cough worse when pets gets excited – sleeping fine at night– SRR 30-35– can easily elicit a cough on tracheal palpation (dry heaving)– steroid trial and antibiotics helped slightly but cough and tracheal sensitivity persists– grade 2-3 systolic heart murmur has…
Acute Renal Failure Kitty
– 10 year old FS DSH anorexia, vomiting– good body condition on physical exam – abdomen soft– bloodwork showed marked azotemia, hyperphosphatemia, granulocytosis (in house Lab)– urine SG 1.016 and neutrophils on sediment – culture pending– x-rays possible renal mineralization R kidney– u/s: normal kidney size, good cortico-medullary distinction but I am having a hard…