Two separate foreign bodies; one fabric and one metallic type in a 1 year old MN Labrador

Two separate foreign bodies; one fabric and one metallic type in a 1 year old MN Labrador

Labrador, NM, 1 years. Vomiting off/on. Dog has a history of eating 2 rocks for 4 months. One rock was removed surgically and one rock he passed. Today he is depressed, dehydrated and protective of abdomen. No interest in food. Radiograph Findings: Bracelet type foreign body was noted in the jejunum.   

Thoracic Foxtail Foreign Body in 4-year-Old Intact Male Labrador: Our Case Of the Month December 2020

A 4-year-old intact male labrador retriever was presented for depression, weight loss, intermittent vomiting bile, decreased appetite, and greenish, mucoid ocular discharge. Blood work revealed mild leukocytosis and mild hyperglobulinemia.

Uterine Lymphoma in a 1-year-old FS Border Collie: Our April Case Of the Month 2016

The patient was presented for straining to defecate x 5 days, a poor appetite, recent vomiting, and possible hematuria. During physical exam a recal stricture was palpated. Blood was noted in the vulva. The patient was treated with Baytril, Cerenia, and IV fluids pending sonographic evaluation.

RAD – Age-related thoracic changes; chronic intervertebral disc degeneration and possible herniation in a 9 year old FS Pitbull dog

The patient is a 9 year old FS Pitbull with a 3 day history of lethargy and decreased appetite.  Has not eaten in 24 hours, decreased water intake. Seems almost ataxic or weak to the owner at home, overall very depressed. Hx of allergies that are controlled. Physical Exam: Depressed, Temp 101.9. MM pink/slightly tacky….

Splenic torsion in a dog: A Forum post thread

In case you’ve never seen a splenic torsion, this is what they look like. This one was interesting in that it was a partial torsion. The head of the spleen was completely dead and avascular and the tail still had relatively normal flow and the middle had very weak flow with thrombi in the splenic…

Leptospirosis in a 13-year-old MN Border Collie: Our Case Of The Month September 2014

A 13-year-old MN Border Collie was presented for anorexia. Blood chemistry revealed moderate to severe BUN, creatinine and phosphorus with minor ALT, CPK and globulin elevations. Urinalysis revealed isosthenuria was present with a urine PH of 6.0 and some epithelial cells. Clinical dehydration and depression was present. Survey abdominal radiographs and CBC were unreremarkable.

UGELAB (Laser Ablation) treatment for trigonal transitional cell carninoma of the bladder in a 10 year old FS American Eskimo dog. Our Case Study Of The Month July 2014

A 10-year-old FS American Eskimo dog was presented for stranguria, hematuria, pollajuria and just not herself. She was non responsive to therapy for UTI. Severe azotemia and moderate anemia developed. Urinalysis revealed proteinuria, elevated WBC, blood and transitional cells, and isosthenuria.

Ureteral stones (calculi) with ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis in a 5 year old FS Shih-tzu dog

A 5-year-old FS Shih-tzu dog presented for intermittent vomiting one week duration, inappetance. The clinical exam revealed upper abdominal discomfort. The bloodwork revealed elevated white blood cell count and normal blood chemistry. Two radiopaque marble size structures noted on abdominal radiographs suspected to be nephroliths or intestinal foreign body. Urinalysis was pending at the time…

Post hepatic biliary obstruction in an 8 year old MN DSH Cat with biliary calculus.

An 8-year-old MN DSH cat presented for weight loss, anorexia and icterus. Other than icterus th eclinical exam was unremarkable. Total bilirubin 5.6 was elevated along with ALT,  SAP  and prolanged PT and APTT on the coagualtion panel.

Non-DCM cardiomyopathy, depressed function with ventricular tachycardia and fusion beats in an 11-year-old MN Labrador retriever with exercise intolerance and lethargy

An 11-year-old MN Labrador retriever was prestented for excercise intolerance, lethargy, depression, vomiting and diarrhea. The physical exam was unremarkable other than a grade 2 left sided heart mumur at the heart base and irregular heart beat with pulse deficits. CBC, CHEM, UA, and acth stim were all normal.