Unhappy kidneys
– 5 yr old FS indoor DSH presented for decreased appetite and vomiting – owner’s thought her abdomen was painful – $$ limited so went right to ultrasound – both kidneys mildly enlarged, surrounded by ill-defined, bright hyperechoic fat and mild pylectasia – a trace amount of subcapsular fluid noted around the right kidney at…
Pyloric mass
– 10 year FS poodle w history of decreased appetite, weight loss and vomiting – bloodwork unremarkable – u/s showed multiple ill-defined hypoechoic nodules in the liver with irregular capsular borders (benign hyperplasia, neoplasia) – round, hypoechoic mass in the pylorus causing outflow obstruction – althouth the pet was whining and panting during the exam,…
Post Hepatic Obstruction
Oreo is a 7 year old Shih Tzu cross that presented for a second opinion. Oreo was grossly jaundiced. Oreo had been treated for sometime for Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia. Lab work run at her original hospital had the following pertinent information or abnormalities: CBC: WBC: 25,700, Diff: neutrophilia with some bands noted. Monocytosis. …
Unknown Structure
– 14 yr old MN DSH diagnosed with hepatic fibrosarcoma of the left liver lobe about 1 year ago – liver lobectomy was performed and there was no other evidence of neoplasia at the time of sugery – pet now losing weight, poor appetite – there are now masses in the rest of the liver…
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
– 7 year old FS DSH presented to rDVM with a cough; no murmur – chest x-rays showed enlarged cardiac silhouette and suspected pulmonary edema – started on 10 mg furosemide and cough subsided – echo consistent with a restrictive cardiomyopathy and severe pericardial effusion I have not seen this severe of PE in feline…
VSD?
– 13 month old MN Savannah cat with a grade 3-4 continous heart murmur – echo was tough on this one! – hard to get really clear images but I am suspicious of a VSD – it looks like the flow through the VSD is bi-directional? – I could not get a TR jet to…
Pancreatic mass?
– 14 yr old ADR, MN DSH with hyperthyroidism – multiple issues found on ultrasound – bloodwork surprisingly boring except for neutropenia, mild anemia and mild hyperglycemia – I suspect bile duct obstruction due to mass either in the right pancreas or the region (not sure if part of the pancreas) – left kidney quite…
Best Wishes
I would like to wish all members of Sonopath a very happy and blessed day tomorrow. We should all give thanks for all the wonderful family and friends we have. Eat in moderation. Happy Thanksgiving
MCT
Maverick is a 7 1/2 year old Lab with 2 fairly large cutaneous mast cell tumors. On x-rays the spleen was prominent but not overly enlarged. Ultrasound findings were within normal limits. I did not appreciate any lymphadenopathy. The spleen on first glance appeared to be normal- but when I went back and looked at…