Abnormal Kidneys – Feline
Elsie is a 4 year old female spayed DSH. She came in for an exam pre-dental. Horrible periodontal disease with many teeth missing. This cat came from a rescue. Results of pre-dental bloo work: UA: SG 1.016, pH 6.0, Dipstick: 3+ hematuria. Sed: 1+ protein, 10-15 RBC, WBC: 0-2/HPF, Bacteria: none seen, rare epi…
Prostatic Abscess
– 5 year old male Bernese Mt Dog w history anorexia, weight loss and sore abdomen – bloodwork neutrophilia otherwise unremarkable – chest rads clear, abodominal rads show prostameagly with no evidence of sublumbar LN enlargement or lumbar vertebral lysis – u/s confirmed enlarged prostate with mixed echotexture and two, irregular cavitory lesions; capsule relatively…
Doppler Gain
I just recently finished Dr Peter Modlers two dowloadable CE courses on Doppler. I highly recommend them. Easy viewing on a Saturday night when you have nothing else to do 🙂 In the first course there was a discussion on Doppler gain. In this section you note to adjust the Doppler gain so that there…
Cholestasis in a feline
Jasmine is a 10 year old Feline that belongs to a veterinary technician. This cat came in jaundiced. Labs came back: ALP: 914, ALT: 202, AST: 91, Total Bilirubin: 11.7, Conjugated Bilirubin: 6.8, GGT 7, Bilirubin- unconjugated 4.9. UA: 3+ Bilirubin, SG 1.012, pH: 7. Sed: clear CBC: WNL Jasmine is still eating and is…
Another kidney case
– 11 yr old MN Yorkie with history of v/d, anorexia and abdominal pain – had a past history of suspected pancreatitis – bloodwork: ALP 800’s, ALT and GGT wnl, UREA elevated with normal CRE – elevated K, amylase and lipase, cPLI positive – urine SG 1.015 – GB and cystic duct distended with hyperechoic…
DMVD in 9 y old CHH
HI, I wonder if you could help me with this echo. This is Ash, 9y old MN chihuahua. Has had an episode of CHF a few months ago but I am not certain about the treatment back then. My colleague has seen it recently when cough was getting worse and has started furosemide 1mg-kg. Here is…
Renal Neoplasia?
-8 yr old FS Basset Hound preseneted for weight loss and shaking, pu/pd – mild azotemia (BUN 16.8, Cre 172) urine SG not taken unfortunately – rad’s show bilateral renomegaly – both kidneys enlarged on ultrasound with decreased CM distinction and abnormal parenchymal structure – pyelectasia – no LN’s or ascites seen
Cane Corso DCM
– 3 yr, 10 month old, male, Cane Corso presented for weight loss and tachycardia – chest rads taken 3 days ago showed a large, globoid heart and lungs fairly normal; ascites suspected – echo shows LV and RV dilation, severe LAE – poor systolic function with increased LVIDs; FS 14-18% – surprisingly EPSS only…
Chronic Active Pancreatitis?
– 8 yr old MN Minature Schnauzer w history of waxing and waning hyperglycemia, weight loss and periods of grass eating (picca) – bloodwork on presentation to rDVM: marked hyperglycemia, ALT 200’s, ALP 2000’s, +ve cPLI, urine SG 1.030, urine pro:cre ratio 1.94 (TP, albumin and other parameters were not run) – u/s shows a…
CBD mass or PV mass?
Thank you EL for this, so this is a 1 year 1 month old persian cross. Main question is…is this CBD obstructed or Portal vein embolus? At the time of this scan cat was back to 70% of wellbeing according to owner and TBIL back to normal, ALP back to normal and ALT slightly high in…