Strong shadowing gastric contents
Hope 10 yr FS, Chihuahua mix, 15.14 pounds presented with chronic history of intermittent vomiting and weight loss, recently last two months has been having copraphagia. Has a distended abdomen on physical exam, radiographs indicated significant distension of stomach with soft tissue opacity and amorphous granular material in the fundic region. ALT elevated 129, ALP elevated 520, GGT elevated…
Post OHE, looking for a gauze
Hello Pancake is 4 yr F Pitbull, 64.4#, 2 days post OHE. rDVM requested ultrasound as the sponge count was one gauze short. clinically patient is normal, normothermic, non-painful abdomen. I have not looked at a post op OHE so I am wondering if the appearance is normal or could be reactive to a gauze…
Chronic diaphragmatic hernia vs pulmonary mass
Hemingway is a 14 yr old MN, Chihuahua weighing 5.6#. He is a rescue and has a rear limb amputation from a previous trauma. He is being evaluated for a suspicious area on the thoracic/abdominal radiographs that was concerning for a possible diaphragmatic hernia. RDVM was wondering if there had been a small tear and…
Pyloric duodenal mass
Sadie being evaluated for liver enzyme elevation. Has a sludgy gall bladder heading towards a mucocele. Incidentally found this mass at the pyloric duodenal junction. Didn’t see any bile duct dilation and seems to high up for a mass at the duodenal papilla, doesn’t have any elevation in bilirubin. Wondering about sampling. Pet is not…
Feline incontinence and thickened urethra
HelloBabs DSH, 4 y, FS, 7# kitty has been having urinary incontinence since May 2018. She has had a urine culture which is negative.Her owner reports she voids in the litter box and there are about normal size clumps of urine. She does not report vocalization or stranguria while voiding. She has hematuria and drips…
Intrahepatic shunt VS portal vein hypoplasia
Hazel is a 1 y 5 m FS Labradoodle who had an episode of collapse with pale mm, weak and shocky about 1 week ago. Was treated with IV fluids IV dexamethasone, benadryl and cerenia. She responded to treatment but not completely back to herself. ACTH stim was done at time of episode and had…
Atypical renal calcification left kidney, small right kidney, dilated left ureter?
Sebastian is 9 yr DSH who may have some Maine coone in there. He weight 16# and has had CRI but a recent increase in creatinine from 3 to 6. Rads showed left renomegaly with calcification which appeared to be in the renal pelvis. Right kidney not visible on the radiographs. I felt like I…
Renal failure
Lola is a 10 yr FS DSH weighing 12.56# She has been battling chronic renal disease which is worsening. A previous echo was done back in May as pleural effusion developed with fluid therapy. Echl was not and not suggestive that heart disease was a cause of the fluid overload. The subcutaneous fluid therapy at…