Tracheal wash from a horse Case Information A 22 year old Standardbred mare was admitted to the Cornell Large Animal Medicine Service for smoke inhalation after a barn fire where 26 other horses died. At presentation (6 hours after the initial insult), the mare was anxious and dyspneic, with burns on the face and neck […]

Impression smears from an adrenal gland mass of a dog Case information A 9-year-old, male castrated Lhasa apso was presented to the ophthalmology service for surgical removal of diabetic cataracts. The dog was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus 8 months ago and has been maintained on Novalin-N insulin. The dog had developed bilateral cataracts two months

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,

Photomicrographs of cytology of a dried fecal smear from a puppy  Case Information A 3-month old, female, mixed breed puppy was presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for evaluation of chronic diarrhea. She had recently been adopted from a local shelter. She was part of a litter of 3 puppies. Reportedly, one of the

Smear from a biopsy of a brain mass in a dog Case information A 4 year old female spayed boxer was presented for a 2 day history of cluster seizures. The owner reported that the seizures first started as multiple focal facial seizures, including foaming at the mouth and chomping. On the day of presentation, the

Tracheal wash from a cow Case Information Approximately 90% of the cows in a herd of 65-70 Holstein cattle in upstate New York were affected with an acute onset of severe coughing and dyspnea, which rapidly spread through the herd. Many of the cows were treated with penicillin G followed by ceftiofur antibiotics for presumptive

Chronic uveitis in a dog Case information A 3 year old spayed female Pomeranian was presented for a 7 month history of conjunctival hyperemia and blepharospasm in the right eye (OD) that improved after topical corticosteroid treatment, but recurred within weeks of discontinuation. On ophthalmologic examination, the right eye had conjunctival hyperemia, diffuse corneal edema, ciliary flush, trace

Muscle cyst in a Chinook Salmon Case information Eight large adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) presented to the Fish Disease Control Unit at Cornell University, captured by the Salmon River Fish Hatchery (Altmar, New York, USA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation from Lake Ontario, during the spawning season (October to December)

Kidney mass in a dog Case information An 8-year-old spayed female white Husky presented to the referring veterinarian for evaluation of inappropriate urination. A mass in the left kidney was identified and the dog was referred to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for further evaluation and treatment options. On physical examination, the patient was