Skip to content
Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Heart v. Lung v. ?

Heart v. Lung v. ?

    12 year old MN DSH, bottle raised from kitten, indoor only Aggressive Inappetant and lethargic x 1 day

Heart v. Lung v. ?

12 year old MN DSH, bottle raised from kitten, indoor only Aggressive Inappetant and lethargic x 1 day Coughing episode 2 weeks ago with tachypnea, resolved without treatment 2 weeks ago, stressed due to visiting dog Owner notes tachypnea Exam is NSF except tachypnea without dyspnea, no abdominal component, normal lung sounds, no heart murmur,…

Heart v. Lung v. ?

12 year old MN DSH, bottle raised from kitten, indoor only Aggressive Inappetant and lethargic x 1 day Coughing episode 2 weeks ago with tachypnea, resolved without treatment 2 weeks ago, stressed due to visiting dog Owner notes tachypnea Exam is NSF except tachypnea without dyspnea, no abdominal component, normal lung sounds, no heart murmur,…

Normal Ultrasound Reference Values For Rats

If you haven’t seen it yet, the January 2014 issue of AJVR has an excellent article on normal anatomy and reference values for pet rats.  In addition to great pictures, it posts tables with suggested normal values for rat kidney, bladder wall, GI wall, adrenal gland, and lymph node measurements.  Please see below: Abdominal anatomic features…

Calcaneal tendon avulsion?

This is posted for a colleague. I scanned the dog for her. 16 month old female labradoodle who came into the ER for acute right hind limb lameness. Swelling is palpable over the distal calcaneal tendon, however, there is not notable laxity in the joint. We are trying to determine if this is likely a…