History of 3 recent episodes of hairball-type cough/wheeze/gag. Physical exam showed all WNL; no coughing episodes during the exam or during the stress of radiographs. CBC and chemistry panel pending at this time.
History of 3 recent episodes of hairball-type cough/wheeze/gag. Physical exam showed all WNL; no coughing episodes during the exam or during the stress of radiographs. CBC and chemistry panel pending at this time.
Rad study of thorax: mild bronchial pattern with peribronchial cuffing emphasized in the caudodorsal aspects of the lung. The cardiac silhouette occupied 2.5 intercostal spaces in width and 60% of the thoracic height. The caudal vena cava was thin. No other abnormalities were noted regarding the heart, major vessels and pulmonary vessels. The trachea was within normal limits. The visible parts of the larynx were within normal limits. The gastric fundus was contracted. The gastric body contained a mild amount of soft tissue opaque material (likely food). There was a symmetrical thoracolumbar transitional vertebra noted as an incidental finding.
Lung worm infection should be ruled out by laboratory testing. If symptomatic treatment does not result in remission of the clinical findings, bronchoscopy with bronchioalveolar lavage is advised.
