Marked sublumbar lymphadenopathy in a young adult Golden Retriever
– 3 year old intact male Golden Retreiver who lives in a rural area presented for a chronic rear leg lameness that suddenly became acutely painful -PE showed a painful caudal abdomen and palpable caudal abdominal mass -Radiographs showed a soft tissue density in the caudal abdomen causing ventral displacement of the colon. Radiographic images…
Another Boston Terrier with Cushing’s disease and PU/PD
10 year old FS Boston Terrier that belongs to a veterinarian. In July of 2017. she started showing signs of cushings disease (pu/pd, accidents in house, thinning hair, distended abdomen, ravenously hungry). She had a mildly elevated alkp and sg of 1.020 and no other abnormalities. Abdominal ultrasound performed by a general practitioner was unremarkable….
Perirenal inflammation and renal pelvic dilation
12 year old FS DSH presented for anorexia and mammary gland nodule. Primary vet palpated and radiographed an enlarged left kidney. CBC and chems are wnl. Cat was placed on Clavamox and appetite has returned. Abdominal US done today shows a normal size left kidney with mild to moderate pyelectasia (4.1mm), clumping, perirenal echogenic fat,…
Vomiting cat with renal failure and GI wall changes
10 year old male neutered DLH presented for vomiting 1 week ago Bloodwork showed Glu=166mg/dL, Creat=3.1mg/dL, BUN=37mg/dL, Glob=5.5g/dL, and ALT=283 U/L. Radiographs shows small, irregulary shaped kidneys. The patient was treated with IV fluids and Cerenia. The patient returned yesterday for recurrent vomiting. Bloodwork performed yesterday showed Creat=3.7mg/dL, BUN=43mg/dL, Glob=5.7g/dL, ALT=219 U/L
One year old intact male Labrador Retreiver with Renal Failure
One year old intact 74lb male silver Labrador Retriever that has always been PU/PD (but no previous U/A). Developed diarrhea after boarding on 4/2/18 – treated with Metronidazole and Pen/Dex injection. Had blood in feces 4/6/18 – diagnosed with coccidia and treated with Albion. Started vomiting 4/13/18, urinating all over the house PU/PD worsened… initially…
Normal La and normal LA/Ao in a cat being treated for pulmonary edema and CHF
10 year old FS DSH with a history of a cardiac murmur presented to E-clinic on 2/24 with acute respiratory distress. Gallop rhythm was ausculted but HR was normal. Chest rads read by a radiologist showed normal cardiac sihouette, enlarged pulmonary vasculature of the caudal lung lobes, and patchy alveolar and unstructured interstitial pattern in…
Firm, soft tissue swelling at a metacarpal-phalangeal joint
I am posting this for a colleague who wanted me to scan a metacarpal joint but so far have not had the chance. 9 year old male castrated Labradoodle who lives in Hayward Wi In December 2017 he presented with complaint of lameness on the left forelimb, but no Lesion per se, no swelling, mass,…
Feline Cardiac Normals
Just wondering what is considered most Vogue for feline cardiac normal reference ranges? Just thought I’d ask what reference people are using. Thanks in advance for sharing!
Recommendations for EKG clips
The alligator clips that came with my Alpha are painful as they grip tightly. I thought I remembered there being some kind of needle adapters out there, at least for cats? Just wondering what people are using for attaching the EKG leads without causing the patient undue discomfort and interfering with patient cooperation?