A 13-year-old SF mixed breed dog was presented for evaluation of ascites and a possible metastatic thoracic lesion on survey radiographs. The only abnormality on urinalysis was proteinuria. Blood work showed mildly elevated ALP activity.
A 13-year-old SF mixed breed dog was presented for evaluation of ascites and a possible metastatic thoracic lesion on survey radiographs. The only abnormality on urinalysis was proteinuria. Blood work showed mildly elevated ALP activity.
Passive congestion pattern in abdomen. Moderate to severe amount of ascites with hyperechoic artifact of the mesentery. No overt evidence of abdominal neoplasia noted. Pericardial effusion. No right auricular mass was noted.
The abdomen in this patient presented severe passive congestion pattern with a dilated vena cava, dilated hepatic veins and swollen liver with mildly coarse architecture. A moderate to severe amount of ascites was noted with hyperechoic artifact of the mesentery. Cardiac ultrasound revealed pericardial effusion. There was no obvious right auricular mass.
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Palliative pericardiocentesis should be considered.
Abdominal neoplasia – liver, spleen, kidney, mesentery, mesothelioma. Thoracic mass – neoplasia, granuloma, foreign body.
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