Polycythemia
10 year old FN Golden Retriever with persistent polycythemia (HCT approx 70%) and depression Cardiac exam and thoracic radiographs normal Are these kidneys normal? I can see nodules in some images but not sure if I am overinterpreting?? Could there be increased EPO production from these kidneys?
Indistinct gall bladder in a 16 year old cat with suspected triaditis
16 yo mn dsh cat hx of inappetance and weight loss full stomach on scan (not told to fast and obv didn’t) with blade of grass or something foreign in pylorus (nonobstructive) ultrasound otherwise suggests triaditis/occult neoplasia (mast cell/lymphoma Labs show mild anemia 31%
What in the Vena Cava?
Gizmo is 12 years old, MN, long hair Chihuahua. He presented last week for sudden brusing. Lab showed mild anemia (PCV 35%), Elevated ALP (857) and very low platelets (10K). Abdominal ultrasound showed enlarged adrenal glands (Rt>>>Lt), “something” in the Vena Cava cranial to the adrenal gland and sludge in the gall bladder. Gizmo was…