Post-hepatic obstruction in a 7-year-old FS Shih Tzu mixed breed
A 7-year-old FS Shih Tzu mixed breed was presented for a second opinion. Oreo was grossly jaundiced and had been treated for sometime for Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia. CBC found WBC: 25,700, Diff: neutrophilia with some bands noted. Monocytosis. HCT: 44.3% and Platelets were normal at 307,000. Blood chemistry revealed glucose 165, globulin 4.8, ALKP 6764,…
Sarcoma of the left hock (tarsus) in a 12 year old FS German Shorthaired Pointer
A 12 year old, spayed female, German Shorthaired Pointer was presented for evaluation of a possible hemangiosarcoma or synovial cell sarcoma present on the left hock. Additional history was immune mediated thrombocytopenia and anemia, which at the last CBC, had resolved.