Case Of the Month
Pulmonic Stenosis Severe
Signalment: 6 month old Doli Apso dog. History: High intensity heart murmur was heard by the referring Vet during routine examination. The owners had not noticed any symptoms. Clinical examination: Grade 6/6 heart murmur with a maximum over the left heart base, radiating to the right thoracic wall.
June 1, 2013
Pulmonis Stenosis Mild
Signalment: Border Terrier, 6 years old, male History: Heart murmur was heard by the referring Vet during a routine examination. The owner never registered any symptoms Clinical examination: Systolic heart murmur over the left heart base 2/6,; pulse, capillary refill time, respiration normal. sinus rhythm on ECG without any axis deviation.
MVD & DCM
This is the case of a 12 year old doberman pinscher which was referred because of dyspnoe and a high intensity heart murmur. In the video you can easily see how the dog has to work hard at breathing and how he is standing turning his elbows outward. Note that the dog was not coughing!
Splenic Abscess
A 10-year-old male bull dog was presented for acute onset listlessness and having a tense abdomen. Abnormalities on clinical examination were a palpable splenic mass and pyrexia. Peripheral blood smear evaluation showed left shift leukocytosis, which was confirmed on full blood count.
Mycobacterial Pancreatitis
A 5-year-old castrated male German shepherd dog was referred for evaluation of unexplained hypercalcaemia. The owner’s chief complaint was polyuria/polydipsia. On laboratory testing isosthenuria, monocytosis, hypercalcaemia, and azotaemia was identified.
Hypertrophic Osteopathy
A 5-year-old male boxer dog was referred for evaluation of progressive lameness, poor appetite, and weight loss. Laboratory testing had been non-diagnostic. Abnormalities on clinical examination were weight loss, a stiff-choppy gait when walking, and firm swelling of the distal limbs with discomfort on palpation. Survey radiographs of the distal forelimbs showed a diffuse periosteal…
Feline Caval Invasion
This 14-year-old MN DSH presented for weight loss, increased respiratory effort, and progressive anorexia. The physical exam confirmed minor tachypnea, poor body score, grade 2/6 systolic heart murmur, but was otherwise normal. The CBC presented mild leukocytosis with a left shift. The blood chemistry was normal except for a moderate elevation in amylase and mild…
Amyloid Kidney Biopsy and Hematoma
This 12-year-old MN Cairn terrier presented for a geriatric screening. The physical exam was uneventful. The CBC was normal. Blood chemistry revealed mildly depressed total protein and magnesium and moderately depressed albumin levels. Mildly elevated amylase was also present. Urinalysis: PH 7.0, USG 1.045, Appearance cloudy, Protein 3+, Blood 1+, epithelia rare. The urine protein…
Bartonella Henselae
This 7-year-old MN DSH presented for dysuria and a history of persistent UTI. This presentation progressed into episodes of vomiting, weight loss and “not doing right” as reported by the owner over a 1 month period. The physical exam revealed a palpable mass in the cranial abdomen that was confirmed by radiographs and positioned caudal…