PVC’s In a 16 year old Standard Poodle
Simon is a 16 year old Standard Poodle that came in for an exam. He has been experiencing some Ataxia (not noted so much on exam today) along with some staring off into space. He also has Anisocoria. I noticed an arrhythmia on exam along with a grade 2 HSM heard over the mitral valve….
Feline Murmur/PVC
In December 2017 Meeko- a 7 month old DSH was neutered. He had a history of a grade 2 HSM on the L side. He started having PVC’s while under anesthesia. My associate asked to me do a quick ehco. At that time I thought there was concentric hypertropy, L atrial enlargement and Mitral regurgitation….
Sedation for Echo
I have had very poor results using Butorphanol for bad actors when doing an echo. 1/3 of the time the dogs get diarrhea post injection. What are you all using for sedation that doesn’t affect cardiac values and dosing. Thanks
salivary gland lesion?
– 6 yr old MN Standard Poodle prsented for a mass/swelling on the right side of his neck just under the jawline – it is non-painful, he is clinically well and blood work wnl – ultrasound of the neck showed normal thyroid glands – the mass on the neck is heterogenous with good blood flow…
pyloric lesion puppy
– 5 month old male Labrador Ret. who had a one day history of vomiting with some frank blood in it 3 days prior to ultrasound – rDVM started the dog on sulcrate and rice/ground beef diet and gave cernia injection on that day – clinically dog is doing well, maybe a little quieter –…
cardiac mass??
– 9 year old soft-coated retriever presented for ADR; tachycardia – x-rays taken at emerg with only concern for possible mass effect in cranial abdomen. Heart and lungs wnl. – double cavity ultrasound revealed two small caviatated masses in the spleen – no effusion; no other abnornalities – moderate pericaridal effusion – I scanned this…
Severe splenomegaly
– 12 yr MN Giant Schnauzer admitted on an emergency basis for vomiting and diarrhea; had surgery the previous day to remove several small suspected cutaneous sebecesous cysts (pretty routine) No pre-op blood work was run – massive bruising over ventral abdomen and hematomas under sites of cyst removal; pet flat out sick – HCT…
Sonopath Music
EL- tell us why you are promoting Brynn Stanley. I downloaded her music and find her to be a great talent. I am old now and I love this era of oldies. Good job.
Vomiting Dog
Honey is a 10 year old Border Collie with a history of vomiting of 24 hour duration and some weight loss. Vitals were WNL with maybe just mild anterior abdominal pain upon palpation. X-rays and lab work were taken. The labs were normal except for a mild stress leukogram and mildly elevatd Alk Ptase. X-rays…
Eccentric Hypertrophy
This little Chihuahua is 9 years old and has a grade 4/6 HSM over the mitral valve. Came in to evaluate a cough. Very limited budget. I just did an M mode of th L ventricle and 2D LA/AO. In this case there is chamber dilation of the L ventricle with no indication of myocardial…