The position and contour would suggest splenoazygos but can’t be sure. Bile acids are up I imagine? everythign is there for ehpss sounds like ameroid time assumign BAs are high to finish the profile.
Yes post bile acids elevated. I am hoping this one will get referred. Owner has pet insurance so highly possible. Funny the liver is not small but I guess that would be a good thing if the shunt is to be occluded.
Cats with shunts often have normal liver size unlike dogs. Dogs with shunts always have microhepatica. We need to do a cat shunt study characterizing them thats for sure. So many shunts so little time lol.
hilarious i just had a cat wiht a splenocaval shunt today and darn cat had a normal pv/cvc ratio which threw me off a bit … but its a cat they do what they want lol. But it did have the meduallsry rim swollen kidneys that you speak of JP. Ill try to post it tomorrow
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The position and contour
The position and contour would suggest splenoazygos but can’t be sure. Bile acids are up I imagine? everythign is there for ehpss sounds like ameroid time assumign BAs are high to finish the profile.
Yes post bile acids elevated.
Yes post bile acids elevated. I am hoping this one will get referred. Owner has pet insurance so highly possible. Funny the liver is not small but I guess that would be a good thing if the shunt is to be occluded.
Cats with shunts often have
Cats with shunts often have normal liver size unlike dogs. Dogs with shunts always have microhepatica. We need to do a cat shunt study characterizing them thats for sure. So many shunts so little time lol.
Good to know. Any association
Good to know. Any association with a medullary rim sign and shunts in cats that you know of?
I believe there is but can’t
I believe there is but can’t quote numbers. It would make sense to fit with swollen kidneys in dogs with renal mineralization.
Great pictures/videos
Great pictures/videos Jacquie! I am going to bookmark these :).
Thanks Melissa!
Thanks Melissa!
hilarious i just had a cat
hilarious i just had a cat wiht a splenocaval shunt today and darn cat had a normal pv/cvc ratio which threw me off a bit … but its a cat they do what they want lol. But it did have the meduallsry rim swollen kidneys that you speak of JP. Ill try to post it tomorrow
Medullary rim sign in shunt
Medullary rim sign in shunt cats N=2 : )
yeh i need to do a styudy on
yeh i need to do a styudy on characterizing cat shunts… I have a number of them just no time.