CT Right Sided Compressive Mineralized Extruded Disc Lesion in a 3 year old M Cavalier mixed dog
History of hemilaminectomy performed 12/2014. Acute onset yesterday of hind leg weakness after playing with another dog. Ambulatory but falling over after a few steps. RDVM took radiographs, gave dexamethasone injections and prescribed oral prednisone and buprenorphine as followup. Owner has not noted urination or defecation since yesterday. Decreased appetite, is drinking water. No vomiting….
CT – Acute Lumbosacral Disc Extrusion in a 9 year old Old English Sheepdog
The patient presented with acute grade 3 paraparesis with neuroanatomic localization at L4-S3 and severe pain.
Bladder mass in a 17 year old MN Siamese cat
A 17-year-old NM Siamese was initially presented with PU/PD, increased appetite, and a bout of vomiting and diarrhea. Weight loss was noted on physical examination. The patient was later presented again with a hematuria. Bleeding from the penis, pale mucosa, and inappropriate mentation status (sitting sternal with head down) were present on physical examination. Urinalysis…
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a 1 year old MI DSH cat
A 1-year-old intact male DSH was presented for anorexia over a 1-2 day period. Abnormalities on physical examination included hypothermia, a grade IV/VI systolic murmur, and ataxia. Leukocytosis was present on CBC. On survey radiographs, the intestines appeared to be bunched.