Lactating patient
– 8 year old F Lab Cross presented for lethargy and lactation; owner does not know if pet is spayed; rest of history unclear as many people involved in taking care of this pet – rDVM took abdominal rads and was concerned about a possible pyloric mass – u/s showed no evidence of a gastric…
Cause of AI?
– 3 yr old FS Lab Retriever presented for echo due to concern of bradycardia and left sided grade 1-2 systolic heart murmur – history of left divisional intrahepatic shunt repaired at MSU via percutaneous transjugular coil embolization in 2012 – currently on PPA for urinary incontinence, Hepatosupport, herbs from TCM veterinarian – recent bloodwork,…
start pimo or not
– 12 yr old MN Setter cross, wt 34kg, with a 2 month history of gagging cough and “slowing down” ; no murmur – bloodwork including thyroid wnl, HW neg -chest rads show a mild bronchointerstial pattern; heart normal, no lung masses, edema etc. – rDVM started pet on 40mg lasix SID until echo could…
Music Video
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Geriatric Cystic Duct/CBC
Frankie is a 17 year old DSH with a history of weight loss. Blood work was unremarkable except for a Creat of 2.1 (early IRIS Stage 3- non proteinuric and not hypertensive). Hepatic enzymes all WNL. I know I have probably asked this before- but is the cystic duct and CBC dilation normal in a…
Abnormal Pancreas
– 12 year FS AffenpinscherX with history of increasing liver enzymes and liver mass – FNA of liver mass a few months ago was non-diagnostic – also has had suspected pancreatitis in the past diagnosed with elevated cPLI – now losing weight, vomitng, anorexia – on ultrasound, the liver is diffusely affected with cystic lesions,…
Splenic nodule
I was doing a routine scan and came accross this splenic nodule. My questions: 1. This is a nodule? 2. Would you be concerned enough to aspirate this nodule right away or wait and rescan in 30 days?
Adrenal Size in CCD of Pituitary Orgin
I have a 4 45 kg Pomeranian with a possible history of PU/PD and a Prot/Creat of 6.0. The history was a bit vague for LUTD. I scanned the bladder and prostate and I saw no pathology. UA had a SG of 1.013 (first urine of the morning). There was no inflammatory component to the…
Cardiac Mass
– 10 year old MN Labx presented for acute collapse and pale mm – cardiac scan showed mild pericardial effusion and large mass in right auricular appendage – I am pretty sure this is a mass (hemangiosarcoma) but could a blood clot look like this as well?
ICJ Lymphoma
– 12 yr old MN DSH with 4 day history of anroexia – bloodwork non-specific changes Ca mildly elevated 3.05 (2-2.95) – u/s shows thickened colon wall with loss of normal layering at the ICJ; muscularis layer thick in ileum – ICJ lymph nodes prominent, hypoechoic – no other abnormalities found – Pet is responding…