Ocular Ultrasound
– 3 year Australian Shephard born with multiple ocular abnormalities diagnosed by a veterinary ophthalmologist (microphthalmia, shallow anterioer chamber, eccentric pupils, microcornea) – born blind in the right eye – acute blindness of the left eye 3 days ago with hyphema and hemmorrhage – can not see posterior structures – ultrasound of the left eye…
Weight Loss Lab
– 12 year old MN Labrador Retriever with unexplained weight loss despite fairly good appetite – no vomiting or other GI signs – bloodwork and urinalysis unremarkable with mild elevation in ALP – chest rads unremarkable – abdominal ultrasound showed a focal thickening in the fundus of the stomach – no other abnormalities found –…
Cardiac scan of puppy
I have been asked to do an echocardiogram on a 9week old, 3 lb Sheltie puppy who has a heart murmur. There is a history of PDA’s in the breeding kennel. I have not seen a case myself but have reviewed what to look for. I am more concerned about scannning a patient this small….
Abnormal bowel?
– 9 yr old FS Portugese Water dog decreased appetite and vomiting for about 1 week – mild elevation in ALT, neutrophilia, cPLI SNAP negative; abdominal rads unremarkable – liver normal on u/s (have recommended pre/post bile acids) – mucosal layer of duodenum and upper GI appears thick and hyperechoic – possible luminal mass with…
Cat heart disease anesthesia risk
– 7 year old, MN shelter cat with a grade 3/6 systolic heart murmur which needs a COHAT with extractions – looks like he has HCM but really hard to get a decent m-mode – there also appears to be LAE and an elevated aortic max velocity at about 4m/s (therefore moderate aortic stenosis) –…
Adrenal Mass and Caudal Abdominal Mass
– 11 MN Rat Terrier presented for diarrhea and vomiting; unusual masses noted in the scrotum on palpation – history of mildly elevated ALP, LDDST ruled out Cushings – rDVM felt a mass on rectal palpation – hypoechoic mass found between the urinary bladder and colon on u/s (not sure what this could be? part…
PKD?
– 5 month old male Savannah cat presented with a large kidney for ultrasound – clinically well – right kidney severely enlarged and cystic with some swirling echogenic debris – left kidney appears normal, and no cysts seen in the liver or pancreas Could this be PKD? I have recommended nephrectomy (after checking renal values)….
Mineral Prostate Gland?
This is a case in which I didn’t notice anything at the time, but now reviewing the images wondering if I missed something and now wish I took more images. – 10 year old MN Collie cross with hindend weakness, knuckling and lethargy – echocardiogram showed CVD, good systolic function, no LAE, no pulmonary hypertension;…