SAS?
Hello This is Zeus a 6 year old Doberman that is a staff pet. Recently heard a grade 2 murmur that was apparently not present previously. Dog is clinically doing well and xrays showed no obvious abnormalities in the chest. The US was mostly normal with all chamber and wall sizes being very normal relative…
intussuception?
Hello I am not going to give up on intussuceptions until I get it right. This is Rose a 6 month old Shi Tzu cross that recently had a splenoazygous shunt ligated after US, and CT. She had been doing well for 3 months post-op when she suddenly started vomiting and became lethargic.
Intussuception vs adhesion
Hello This is Mickey a 4 yr old Shi Tzu cross that had a negative exploratory with biopsies taken 1 week ago Today we US him and found very little fluid but we found what appears to be adhesions in the biopsy sites. We did find one area that was suspicious for an intussuception and…
Stomach
Hello I was just hoping for an opinion on this stomach. It is a 10 year old large breed dog that has been vomiting. The 2 clips that I posted are in a standing position. The stomach is vitually empty but appears to be prominent. I was wondering about the hypoechoic mucosa on the sagital…
Pimobendan in subclinical dogs with MVD
Hello We recently heard of a study that was being conducted on subclinical dogs with MVD and the benifits of pimobendan. An associate mentioned that a cardiologist referenced it to them but I have not been able to find the study. Has it been published? Is there a downside to starting pimobendan in non-clinical patients?…
Intussuception
Hello I seem to have trouble with these so I was hoping for an opinion on Murphy a 4 month old Golden who has been vomiting, waxing and waning appetite and some diarrhea. I am posting two clips of what I think is an intussuception. I have counted the layers and believe it is one…
MVD
Hello I was hoping to ask for opinions on a case. Charles is a 5 year old (rescue so age is unknown) Shi Tzu cross that had an episode similar to syncope 2 weeks ago. Chest rads showed a mildly enlarged La, increased size in the bronchiol vein but no pulmonary edema. He had a…
Cyst vs abcess vs open
Hello This is Kenya an 8 year old FS lab who has a recent history of vomiting 2 x weekly and weight loss with normal bloodwork. We performed an abdominal US and found a 1cm round anechoic lesion with a hyperechoic center that extended to the border of the lesion. It appeared to be ventromedial…
Portal pressure measurement
Hello I performed a search but could not get a perfect answer so I thought I would ask the experts. When performing surgery for a PSS, can ultrasound be used to extrapulate portal pressures relatively accurately or should manometers be used?
Esophageal lesion
Hello This is Angel an 8 week old Shi Tzu cross that presented to us for dysphagia, salivation. The referring veterinarian took scout rads and thought there might be an esophageal fb and sent it to us to scope. However because of the size (5lbs) we were not able to so elected for barium swallow…