Bizzare Kidney Mass
3 year old MN DSH presented to RDVM as owner felt a mass in the abdomen.
Sick Boston Terrier
I am inheriting this case on Monday and have obtained some ultrasound images from the first hospital that performed the u/s exam about 1 month ago. To me it is a little more challenging looking at images from a different machine! History – 4 year old BT cyptorchid neuter this past February – presented in…
Kidney and Bladder Neoplasia
– 10 year old FS DSH presented for hematuria– eating well with no other signs of illness– both kidneys enlarged on abdominal palpation– u/s shows bilaterally enlarged kidneys with irregular shaped capsule with thin hypoechoic halo, hyperehoic cortices and mild pyelectasia (highly suspicious for lymphoma)– enlarged renal LN’s seen but no medial iliac LN’s– urinary…
Chronic vomiting
– 10 year old FS Sheltie– on and off vomiting for 3-4 months – mainly bile– eating a little less lately– routine bloodwork unremarkable and stool sample negative for parasites– abdominal ultrasound showed marked thickening of the fundic stomach wall with loss of wall layering – the rest of the stomach transitioned into normal appearence–…
Pyelectasia
– 9 yr FS Miniature Schnauzer with intermittent hematuria – referring vet performed urine culture on free flow urine (which I don’t recommend) positive for bacteria and sensitive to Clavamox – they did see calcium oxlate crystals on urine sediment but I don’t no how old the sample was (can form when urine sits to…
Why is this dog coughing?
– 9 yr old FS Cocker Spaniel history of cough for a few weeks– cough worse when pets gets excited – sleeping fine at night– SRR 30-35– can easily elicit a cough on tracheal palpation (dry heaving)– steroid trial and antibiotics helped slightly but cough and tracheal sensitivity persists– grade 2-3 systolic heart murmur has…
Acute Renal Failure Kitty
– 10 year old FS DSH anorexia, vomiting– good body condition on physical exam – abdomen soft– bloodwork showed marked azotemia, hyperphosphatemia, granulocytosis (in house Lab)– urine SG 1.016 and neutrophils on sediment – culture pending– x-rays possible renal mineralization R kidney– u/s: normal kidney size, good cortico-medullary distinction but I am having a hard…
Feline Pancreatitis and Nephritis
I am doing some research and having a hard time finding any references on the possible association of feline pancreatitis and nephritis. A Google and ACVR search has come up pretty unrewarding. It may be that there is no such proven association. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Has anyone seen this? Thanks!
Ultrasound Referrals
I have been doing some ultrasound referral work for clinics in my region. Because I do not have a portable machine (yet!), clients need to come to my hospital for the scan. If I have time I will speak with owners after the scan but in most cases I am too busy and need to…