Hyperechoic fat surrounding kidney and spleen.
hi everyone, Just wanted to know if anyone has had similar cases to the images I had and what your thoughts are. I scanned this dog and subjectively felt the peritoneal fat surrouding the major organs were hyperehoic. (would you agree or am i overseeing things?) There is NO free abdominal fluid.
MVD with SAM or SAS in a puppy
Hi everyone, Just wanted to get an opinion on this case. 9 week old, entire male Wesh terrier with grade 5 heart murmur. Puppy is asymptomatic however, he is the runt of the litter. Puppy is also tachycardic where heart rate measured at least 200 bpm. There was concentric hypertrophy of the LV . The…
Dilated Vasculature in a ‘weird’ location–normal vs abnormal?
Hi everyone! just wanted to know if anyone has seen this type of vasculature before and whether there can be a normal variation to this? Apologies for the long history. Minka is a 10 y.o FS American bulldog that was presented for weight loss, poor appetite, panting, pacing and restless behaviour. Owner reports of being…
Dilated Vasculature in a ‘weird’ location–normal vs abnormal?
Hi everyone! just wanted to know if anyone has seen this type of vasculature before and whether there can be a normal variation to this? Apologies for the long history. Minka is a 10 y.o FS American bulldog that was presented for weight loss, poor appetite, panting, pacing and restless behaviour. Owner reports of being…
Gall bladder wall septations?
Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone has seen a gallbladder like this? A 14 y.o fox terrierX with lethargy and inappetance. Blood work showed high liver enzymes; ALT 748 IU/L, ALP 7962 IU/L, AST 158 IU/L and GGT of 31 IU/L. The abdominal ultrasound interpretation: peritonitis vs primary peritoneal carcinomatosis(severely hyperehcoic fat with free fluid) and…
Recommendations for dental prophylaxis in dogs with Mitral Valve Disease
Hi everyone, Just wondering what everyone does when it comes to cleaning teeth in dogs with mitral valve disease? I’ve recently performed an echo on a 11 year old dog with grade 4/6 heart murmur. Dog is currently asymptomatic however, left atrial had mild enlargement, there is prolaspe of the anterior mitral valve and mitral…
Retroperitonitis in cats?
Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone have diagnosed retoperitonitis in cats via ultrasound? I recently scanned a 16 year old, female spayed DSH who was presented for presumed acute renal failure. She had a dental prophylaxis preformed and pre-anesthetic bloods were unnremarkable. However, cat became ill after surgery and bloods taken showed severe azotaemia. It…
Second opinion on Duodenum
12 year old male neutered diabetic dog that presented for being unwell and inappetent. There is no vomiting or any gastrointestinal signs.Blood work showed leukocytosis 19.2 X 10 ⁹ /L, neutrophilia 14.0 X 10 ⁹ /L and monocytosis 1.7 X 10 ⁹ /L. There was also increased nucleated red blood cells in the abscence of anaemia.( not sure if…
Greyhound’s heart diagnosis?
Hi guys! I’ve been asked to scan a heart of an 18 month old greyhound. This greyhound belongs to a charity adoption program. The history is coughing and arrhythmia on auscultation. The dog was desexed and survived the surgery. (Sorry its really vague, thats all I got).
Protocols For Desexing Puppies with SubAortic Stenosis.
Hi everyone, Just wanted to ask what your views are when it comes to desexing a dog with underlying congenital heart disease. 13 week old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Female with a grade 3/6 murmur, loudest at the heart base. Echocardiography showed mild SubAortic Stenosis. Ao outflow velcoity was 2.4m/s, fibrous nodules was seen proximal to…