ADR Cachexic Dog
Tyg is 13 yrs old presenting for profound weight loss (BCS 2/9), severe diarrhea, but great appetite. Albumin 1.9 ALT 172 AP 278 SI’s & Stomach look subjectively a little thick to me, but normal layering. Liver revealed no masses and some generalized changes. I think both adrenal are abnormal, but look smooth…
Could this be anything other than TCC
17 year old Beagle w/ urinary accidents/incontinence. No straining. Bloodwork wnl UA mild uti Looks to me like TCC in the area of the ureteral papillas and I think possibly a dilated ureter dorsal to the bladder. Trying to talk owner into full scan as this was just to grab a cysto ua Is it…
Clarification of this kidney
Bailey Beam is a dog I scanned for practice while sedated for cleaning a hot spot labs were normal except ALT 166 and AP 365. Saw this abnormal Left Kidney on U/S Eric, you looked at this scan for me (invoice 53915)…Noted the renal calculi and sl. pylectasia but noted the parencyma was mostly unremarkable…
Cause of PU/PD
Ruger is a 9 1/2 year old neutered male Lab. Owner brought in on 10/31 with complaint of PU/PD, but also concerned about cancer having just lost last dog to it… Lab work was unremarkable except for Alk Phos of 962, and a urine SG of 1.005 w/ 30mg/dl proteinuria and a mostly begign urine…
Is this an adrenal gland
So, there was a dog in the clinic today for a LDDS test and certainly looked cushingoid. I was planning on U/S’ing it for practice and started just as the owner arrived to pick up the dog…so all I got was a shot of the left adrenal…I think. It’s in the right area, and is…
Pulmonary Hypertension As Cause Of Collapses
Moe is a 13 1/2 year old poodle cross with ~5 episodes of collapse over the past 2 weeks. Gets weak and collapses, breathes slightly heavier and a little disoriented. Has urinated a couple of time in these episodes. Could be seizure but could be collapse… Physical exam revealed mild to moderate tachypnea/dyspnea. No obvious…
Cause of Liver Enzymes Elevation
Tori, an 8 yr. old Maltese, was seen about a month ago by her vet for a cough…as part of the work-up bloodwork was done with the following: Alk Phos of 800 T. Bili of 2.5 ALT didn’t register. They did an U/S which was reported as normal. Other than the cough (which…
Sick Gall Bladder??
Laney is a 9 year old, spayed Sheltie. ADR for past week or so with PU/PD & vomiting/diarrhea. Laney is extremely yellow on exam…basically everywhere. Labs show WBC of 24,780 w/ 83% PMN’s, ALT of 539, AP of >2000, GGT of 33, T. Bil of 22.
Bowel Dz vs. Liver Dz.
Timber is 1 year old Min. Schnauzer. He has had diarrhea since the owner has had him (~4-6 months) Presented today ADR, not eating and a fever of 104.5 Labs of Note: Glucose low @ 61 BUN low @ 4 TP low @ 3.3 (glob 1.9 & alb 1.4) Cholesterol low @…
Pyelonephritis?
Bailey: 11 year old French Brit. Span. Back in 8/2016 presented ADR…lyme +, 5+proteniuria but active sediment. BUN of 51 and Creat of 2.3. Lepto panel was negative. Responded to Doxycycline; Kidney number improved slightly…BUN 54/Creat 1.9 November of 2016 severe UTI…C&S showed Klebsiella >100,000/ml colonies…used clavamox and improved but some hormonal incontinence evident.