Stomach Wall Evaluation
Blanka is a 4 year old intact female Brittany Spaniel – ultrasound scan performed as part of an ultrasound course run at my hospital – no clinical symptoms or history of serious disease – heat cycle about 4 months ago – ultrasound showed preservation of layers in the stomach and SI but: -Stomach – muscularis…
Exercise Intolerance, Echocardiogram
– 11 year old MN Brittany Spaniel referred to me for echoe due exercise intolerance and concern of tachycardia wt 26.5kg – referring vet did not take chest rads but started pet on furosemide – no heart murmur detectable – CBC, biochem, T4 and cardiac proBNP test wnl – on presentation pet’s HR was 150…
Keeping Your Patients Warm, But Not Too Warm!
I was wondering what everone is using for a heat source for patients under anesthesia and your ill patients. I love the Bair Hugger for those sleeping patients but it has it’s draw backs on some of our ill patients. The size doesn’t make it easy to move around, we only have one, and the blanket…
Renoliths, hypercalcemia and azotemia
3 year old MN DSH indoor only cat presented for PU/PD, smaller than normal stools and weight loss. Bloodwork performed in October 2011: -Crea 298 (71-212) -Ca 295 (195-283) -T4 and CBC normal, FeLeuk/FIV negative -Urine SG 1.022 -Culture negative November 2011: -Crea 294 (71-212) – Ca 288 (195-283)
Kitten Heart Murmur
Tomorrow I have a cardiac ultrasound scheduled for a 3 month old shelter kitten that the shelter vet thought had the “loudest heart murmur he has ever heard”. I have not listened to the kitten yet so am not sure what type of murmur it is. The shelter is interested in knowing if this kitten…
Gallbladder disease in a cat
7-8 year old FS DLH one month history of clinical jaundice marked weight loss, intermittent vomiting, eating, no diarrhea, PLAYFUL T bili 12, mild elevations of liver enzymes What is going on in this cat’s gallbladder? Owner reluctant to pursue surgery unless prognosis likely to be fair to good. Just never seen anything like this…
Prostatic appearance in cryptorchid dogs
Hello, Charlie is a 1 yr old German Shepherd dog who was neutered 5 months ago at a tech college. One testicle was scrotal and removed. The other was suspected to be inguinal and removed. That one was sent for histo and was acutally a lymph node. I’m working with the owner at the local…
Diagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension
I recently posted a question on VIN about a case I had regarding pulmonary hypertension. I have used the cut-off’s in June Boon’s book as well as published in other places that state PAH is diagnosed when systolic pulmonary arterial pressures are over 30mmHg. Mild PAH 30-50 Moderate 50-80 Severe >80
Lesion in LV wall in cat with suspected HCM
– 2yr old MN DSH presented for respiratory distress – no heart murmur detected T=33C! – chest rads show suspected pulmonary edema and enlarged heart – treated with furosemide and oxygen support – performed echoe once deemed stable (but was very tricky!) – gave low dose butorphanol to help calm and did my best! 1….