Welcome veterinary technicians.

Welcome veterinary technicians.

This forum is for you, the veterinary technician community.  Feel free to post up any questions or comments regarding your day to day nursing care, helpful tips from your clinic, hospital protocols, difficult situations that you have run into and found solutions for, or anything you can think of.  We are here to work with…

Ferrets and their Gallbladders

Had a recent case: 6yo MN Ferret 3 days ADR, then acutely ill, icteric, bloody diarrhea b/w pending US revealed : GB sludge filled, thick walls; dilated cystic & CBD. Dilated CBD to papilla Other findings: ascites, hypoechoic lymph nodes; right adrenal mass See below for stills/video of duopap & GB.  Has anyone seen this…

Ultrasound & Lung Lobe Torsion

What is the consensus regarding detecting lung lobe torsion with ultrasound?  I know the gold standard should be CT, but when unavailable, how can we be certain?  Yes, pleural effusion that is usually modified transudate, lots of fibrin, with a poorly aerated lung, or hepatized lung.  But in the absence of those & with no…

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