Joint fluid from a dog Case Information A 3-year-old, spayed female Belgian Malinois was presented to a rehabilitation specialist veterinarian with a complaint of several weeks of perceived lameness in the forelimbs and observed difficulty rising in the hind limbs. The dog’s condition was not responsive to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Physical examination and radiographs […]
Peripheral blood and pyloric-duodenal mass aspirate from a cat Case Information A 15-year-old female spayed Domestic Shorthair cat was admitted as an emergency at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for severe anemia. The cat had a one week history of hiding and hyporexia with one episode of vomition the day before presentation. On
Peripheral blood and lymph node aspirates from a 12-year-old dog Case Information A 12-year-old male castrated Goldendoodle was presented to Cornell’s Small Animal Community Practice for a suspected seizure two weeks prior. The patient was otherwise well, was maintained on Nexgard® and Interceptor® as preventatives, and for the past year had been receiving monthly
Splenic aspirate from a 12-year-old dog Case Information A 12-year-old male neutered Labrador-mix breed dog was presented to the Cornell University Veterinary Specialists (CUVS) oncologic service for re-evaluation after treatment of a high-grade mast cell tumor on the right hip. The tumor had been excised two years prior and the dog was subsequently given
Aspirate from a liver in a dog Case Information A 12-year-old small spayed female mixed breed dog was presented as an emergency to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) with an acute onset of vomiting, lethargy and anorexia. The referring veterinarian had noted neutropenia, hypoglycemia and a mildly increased alkaline phosphatase activity on
Peri-orbital mass in a bearded dragon Case Information A 9-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented to the exotic animal service at Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) with a 2-year history of intermittent swelling around the right eye. The owners had initially noticed an injury, possibly a scratch, which evolved into the
Aspirate of a mass in the second lumbar vertebra of a cat Case Information A 13 year old female spayed Domestic Shorthair cat was referred to the Neurology Service at Cornell University’s Hospital for Animals with a 4 month history of progressive paraplegia. Initially, the cat had shown signs of hindlimb weakness and pain,
Aspirate of a mass at the thoracic inlet of a 30 year old hypercalcemic horse Case Information A 30 year old Quarter Horse gelding was presented to the Nemo Farm Animal Clinic at Cornell University’s Hospital for Animals for a dental examination. The horse had been previously diagnosed 1 month prior with pars pituitary
Aspirate of an esophageal nodule in a 1 year old dog Case Information A 1 year old neutered male Great Pyrenees mix was referred to Cornell University Hospital for Animal with a bicavitary (pleural and peritoneal) effusion that was diagnosed by the referring veterinarian. The dog had a three week history of inappetence after
Tracheal wash aspirate from a 4 month old foal Case Information A 4-month-old Standardbred filly was presented to Cornell University’s Nemo Farm Animal Hospital for a recheck of right carpal valgus, which was diagnosed a month prior at Cornell. The owners had chosen to treat the angular limb deformity with corrective shoeing. Upon physical
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