pancreatic/duodenal papillae
hI, I have another cat with potentially abnormal CBD…or tortuous PV… So, this is a 7y old FN DSH with long history of vomiting and being treated initially for stomatitis and in the last few days for Pancreatitis with abnormal fPlipase. Biochemistry shows normal Tbil.
Mitral valve disease in a JRT
Dear colleagues, i would appreciate your help with this echo.
LIver Hilus/CBD
Bert is a 16 year old Feline DLH that came in for a recent bout of lethargy and vomiting. Bert had a history of suspected Cholangio-hepatitis in 2012 that resolved with aggressive treatment. Recent blood work indicated an ALT of 400 with normal Alk Ptase, T Bili, GGT. I did a scan of his liver…
Ultrasound injuries
This is a topic I have not seen posted here. I was wondering what sorts of injuries are associated with doing echo’s and ultrasounds. For the last 2 months I have had issues with my shoulder. It feels like a deltoid/rotator cuff injury. Just approaching the right side of an animal as stated in the…
Biliary Obstruction and Portal vein dilation
Hi, This is Patches, a cat I posted about a few weeks back and I thought I could see a thrombus or embolus in portal vein. Owners did not want any sampling taken. There was then mild free fluid and mild biliary stasis. Liver enzimes had gone back to normal. A few days later I…
Biceps tendon
– 7 year old MN French Bulldog with a subtle swelling over the left shoulder – x-rays of the joint were unremarkable – my associate was concerned about the possibility of a biceps tenosynovitis – she had started treatment with laser and acupuncture I made an attempt to scan the biceps tendon (with the D’Anjou…
Feline Pylorus
Hi, I have this cat: reccurrent episodes of vomiting which responds to symptomatic treatment. Tendency to eating plastics according to owner. CBC and biochem are usually normal. US for further diagnostics. Questions:
Guinea pig Liver and PV
HI, sO this is FATTY again, I just wanted to show a bit more of the liver and PV. In case it helps. Liver appears to hav emultiple hyperechoic focci. My differentials for that is fibrotic focci, mineralized focci. IS neoplastic infiltration a differential in that way? It looks unlikely to me. Anyway, thank you…
guinea pig right adrenal mass
Hi all, Fatty is an oldish female entire guinea pig presented with marked weight loss, abdominal distension, marked bilateral symetrical alopecia. owner not sure whether Pu-PD. I do not have urine sample nor blood work nor Xrays. Referring vet wants to rule out ovarian cystic disease or HAC. US findings: no ovarian cysts nor uterine…
Urachal Remnant?
– 17 year old MN DSH presented ADR and diarrhea – had been on budesonide for suspected IBD; history of suspected cystitis – bloodwork with fPLI unremarkable – urine sediment normal; SG 1.022 – u/s consistent with intestinal IBD vs lymphoma (thick muscularis layer), 1 cm hepatic mass, and apical urinary bladder lesion I don’t…