Evaluating a Benign Liver, Coarse Liver, & “Lumped Up” Liver; “Grandma? & The Liver Enzyme Chase–What do they have in common?
We constantly get called in for a sonogram owing to simple non clinical liver enzyme elevations? you know the ubiquitous SAP of 500-800 and change, ALT of 250 and change? and we scan the liver and it may be a bit lumped up like this attached image (Image 1, video 1) but only mildly so….
Ovarian Remnant
– 7 year old FS Australian Cattle dog (same as last liver post but different problem) – being worked up for elevated liver enzymes – was spayed several years ago – owner in passing mentions that pet has been having what looks like heat cycles every 6 months for quite a while but has not…
Ovarian Remnant
– 7 year old FS Australian Cattle dog (same as last liver post but different problem) – being worked up for elevated liver enzymes – was spayed several years ago – owner in passing mentions that pet has been having what looks like heat cycles every 6 months for quite a while but has not…
Kidneys- as abnormal as I think?
This 10 year old MN DSH cat has an elevated Calcium (12.2, ionized calcium pending) and weight loss (16 down to 14), remainder of bloodwork normal. Kindey right Both kidneys looked similar. To me the kidneys look very abnormal; the remainder of the abdominal organs looked normal to me; ?I performed FNA of…
Kidneys- as abnormal as I think?
This 10 year old MN DSH cat has an elevated Calcium (12.2, ionized calcium pending) and weight loss (16 down to 14), remainder of bloodwork normal. Kindey right Both kidneys looked similar. To me the kidneys look very abnormal; the remainder of the abdominal organs looked normal to me; ?I performed FNA of…
Gallbladder mucocele?
A 12-year-old MN Cocker Spaniel mix with a host of issues presented for PTS. The dog has persistent liver enzyme elevations and all other blood work was significantly ABNORMAL to put it mildly. He also had a great deal of problems with his heart, was beginning to have cluster seizures; the list goes on. The…