Author name: Erica Behling-Kelly

“Pulmonary mass” in a dog Case Information A 6 year old mixed breed dog presented for difficulty breathing. A single pulmonary mass was identified, and a fine-needle aspirate collected and submitted for cytological evaluation. CBC and biochemical panel results were unremarkable. Images of the aspirate are shown below: Questions: 1) What is the major cell […]

Case Presentation A 12 year old male, neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) for an acute onset of paraplegia involving both distal limbs and difficulty breathing. The cat was up to date on all vaccinations. The complete biochemistry panel and blood gas results are shown below: Biochemistry

Biochemical results from a vomiting dog Case information: A 2 year-old male castrated Cane Corso presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for a two-day history of vomiting, hypoglycemia, and bradycardia. Blood-work performed at the referring veterinarian revealed a hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. No abnormalities were found on abdominal radiographs. Prior to referring the dog to

Peritoneal fluid from an alpaca Case information A 2.5 year old castrated male alpaca presented febrile and obtunded with a history of diarrhea. Upon presentation, significant peritoneal effusion was noted. Blood was drawn for a CBC and chemistry profile and abdominocentesis was performed to collect peritoneal fluid. Significant CBC findings included a marked neutropenia (400

Corneal scrape from a mare Case information A corneal scrape from a 9 year old mare was submitted to the clinical pathology laboratory for cytologic evaluation. The history provided with the submission detailed a 1.5 week history of a non-healing corneal ulcer. The lesion had been treated by another veterinarian with Neomycin, Polymyxin B, Bacitracin

Blood smear and peritoneal fluid from a cat  Case information: A 4 year old male castrated domestic shorthair cat presented with a 4 day history of anorexia, lethargy and vomiting. The referring veterinarian had administered Convenia and Metacam, with no improvement noted by the owner. Upon presentation to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, the

Blood and bone marrow smears from a young cat Case information A 1.5-year-old female spayed, domestic shorthair cat presented for a two-day history of lethargy and inappetence. The primary care veterinarian identified a severe anemia (hematocrit 5%), a grade II/VI left sided parasternal heart murmur, and moderate hypothermia. The cat was current on core vaccinations,