What us this?
– 1 year old DSH present for three day history of vomiting and not eating – owner also thought that the patient may have been coughing a so rDVM thought maybe the cat may having been coughing leading to vomiting – history not clear – bloodwork including FIV/FeLeuk Negative T-39.4C – x-rays show an approx….
FNA pancreas technique
Hi All – 13 yo FS cat with severe diarrhea (recent onset) and weight loss (initially intentional with change to wet food diet but now cat keeps losing) – Yowling and behavior changes. – Pt is VERY fractious – required full sedation for scan. – Images show hypoechoic irregular pancreas, scalloped and enlarged spleen, some…
renal dysplasia, chronic pancreatitis
2 year old FI DSH w/ mild azotemia. Would you classify this as renal dysplasia? Or are the uroliths a larger part of the pathology? Left ureter was prominent until midway to urinary bladder when lost it without evidence of stone present. This cat is thin and also has prominent mesenteric lymph nodes without obvious…
cardiomyopathy
This is a 15 year old male neutered cat, he had 200 ml fluid tapped off his chest last week elsewhere, and 300 tapped off today. Can anyone give me any guidance based on these clips and rads? Specifically I am wondering is this cat is a candidate for Pimo. Unfortunately the owner is declining…
Dilated Vasculature in a ‘weird’ location–normal vs abnormal?
Hi everyone! just wanted to know if anyone has seen this type of vasculature before and whether there can be a normal variation to this? Apologies for the long history. Minka is a 10 y.o FS American bulldog that was presented for weight loss, poor appetite, panting, pacing and restless behaviour. Owner reports of being…
cbd/duodenal change
this main coone cat f/s 8yr old was referred for abdominal ultrasound with request to focus on gall bladder. no laboratory info or clinical information was sent along. i would like opinions on the duodenum/cbd region. thanks
Caudal abdominal masses radiographs
Addendum to previous post I have added xrays to case of caudal abdominal masses if this is of any help, the colon looks displaced ventrally and medially but I’m not sure if the mass is involving it Any input?
Interesting GI tumour
– 11 year old MN Boston Terrier with history of weight loss, decreased appetite and bloody diarrhea – interesting mass found on ultrasound in the jejunum which looks like it is intra-luminal and perhaps coming from the mucosa or submucosa layer at a focal region as I can see it sliding against what looks like…
Extra-hepatic PSS? Portal Vein Hypoplasia?!
Hi everyone, Here it goes: German Shepherd, 6yo, MC, with history of ascites, peripheral edema, hypoalbuminemia (as low as 1,1-1,9 g/dL), low creatinine and urea, mild elevation of liver enzymes, intermitent diarrhea, for the last 2-3 months. Bile acids are extremely increased (165 fasting [Normal 0-0,8 umol/L], 170 postprandial [Normal 0-30 umol/L]). My differentials before…
Gall Bladder Motility Study — no scalpel
So this is a barely emerging mucocele terrier where we have been watching it and the owner wanted to know if she should just remove it. Well let’s see if it works or not…Positions 11 and 12 SDEP protocol. Turns out GB does change in size post prandial at 15 and 30 min. Grnated this…