duodenal ulcer?
9 year old MN Great Dane, febrile, lethargic. Does this look like a duodenal ulcer? I did not appreciate much surrounding inflammation. CBC unremarkable. albumin 1.9, globulins 5.8. Some GI stasis and poor motility on rest of ultrasound, but otherwise unremarkable. I have not encountered duodenal ulcers before – any specific treatment recommendations different from…
Which one is better?
Wanted to check which system is better: Mindray vetus E7 or Mindray elite 8?
Fever of unknown origin feline
Owen is a 12 year old cat that was presented initially 5 days ago with a history of anorexia. No vomiting, diarrhea. PE unremarkable except temp 40.5 celcius cbc normal chem alt 2x normal everything else normal cat sent home on clavamox Represented a few days later still not eating. Temp still 40.5 Fpli normal…
Hypoechoic nodules associated with left pancreatic limb
10 year old FS DSH presented for chronic weight loss, decreased appetite with normal CBC/Chem, T4 and UA. Mild conjunctivitis and URI symptoms over past few months. but appetite does not improve even when no symptoms. Had a fever when symptoms first started in November 2021. Most recent CBC shows a lymphompenia Abdominal US shows…
Pleural Effusion – Idiopathic?
10-month-old male DSH was presented with the history of on and off dyspnoea of about 2-month duration. The cat is eating well and active. On physical examination, mild dyspnoea was noticed, and generalised edema of the skin was noticed. The edema in the thoracic area was so severe tha the skin was hanging. X-Ray showed…
IBD vs Lymphoma?
This is a 5 years old F/S Yorkie that presented with vomiting, diarheea and decrease apetite Initially I thought it’s a straightforward GE case, but I noticed hyperechoic fat surrounding one segment of si with abnormal wall ( localized necrosis ? ) Patient was treated as an outpatient and improved clinically, however at recheck U/S…
Shunt or no shunt
Blacky, about 1-year-old male neutered persian cross was presented with the complain of lethargy and anorexia of few days duration. Physical examination showed pyrexia of 39.9. Blood test showed mildly elevated ALT. The cat’s fever didn’t respond to symptomatic treatment, though the cat became BAR with the fluid therapy and antibiotics and meloxicam. I did…
Cat with chronic vomiting
Sayed, 10-year-old male neutered persian, was presented with acute onset of vomiting about 10 days ago. He was BAR at the time of presentation with normal abdominal palpation and normal X-Ray findings. The cat became fine with symptomatic treatment with cerenia and gastro food. Now, whenever the owner shifts the cat to the old food,…
vaginal bleeding
Ginger is a young dog rescued from South America . According to rescue file she is F/S . Presneted for vaginal bleeding. UA was normal, tx trial with antibiotics didn’t help. To me this makes sense for a stump pyometra as I could identify a hypoechoic cystic structure in the left side , close to…