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 […]

Peritoneal fluid from a dog   Case information An 8 year old male castrated Chihuahua was presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) Emergency Service for evaluation of increased respiratory rate and effort. The owners reported that the day prior to presentation, the dog was lethargic and had vomited. The owners brought the dog to

Aspirate from the distal femur of a dog Case information An 8 year-old, female spayed Rottweiler was presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals Emergency Service for a 6 day history of left hind limb pain. The dog was initially presented to the referring veterinarian 3 day prior for acute lameness and pain, which

Cutaneous mass from a cat Case information  A 12 year-old female spayed cat presented for evaluation of a mass on the dorsal right cervical area. The mass was first noticed by the owners 3 weeks after a vaccine against Rabies was applied on the same location. On presentation, the cat was bright, alert, and responsive

Peripheral blood from a cow Case information A 4 year-old Holstein cow was examined due to an acute drop in milk production. The cow freshened two weeks prior to presentation and had initially been producing good quantities of milk. In addition to the acute drop in milk production, the teats in all four quarters were

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

Fine needle aspirate of an enlarged jejunal lymph node from a cat   Case information A 3 year old male castrated domestic shorthair cat presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) for an approximately one month history of lethargy, inappetence, and weight loss, and a 4 day history of malodorous urine.  Prior to

Liver aspirate from a rabbit Case information A 13 week old, male Velveteen Lop rabbit was presented to the referring veterinarian due to acute onset of lethargy and weakness. This rabbit was one of 8 in a 20-rabbit household that displayed similar non-specific clinical signs in the previous weeks or had died suddenly.  On physical examination,

 Bone marrow aspirate from a cat Case information Bone marrow aspirates from a 12 year old domestic medium-hair cat were submitted to the Clinical Pathology Laboratory in the Animal Health Diagnostic Center for cytologic evaluation. The cat had a history of persistent inappetance and fever. A progressive non-regenerative anemia was documented by the veterinarian. An abdominal

Fine needle aspirate from a liver mass in a cat Case information A 10-year-old male castrated domestic shorthair cat initially presented to the referring veterinarian for fever, inappetence and an episode of vomiting. The cat was previously healthy and not on any medications. CBC, clinical chemistry profile and feline pancreatic lipase immunoassay (fPLI) were initially