Venous blood from a goat Case Information An 18-month-old Nigerian Dwarf doe presented to the Cornell University Equine Nemo Farm Animal Hospital for evaluation of brown-red urine, lethargy, and fever. On physical examination, the goat was tachycardic (110 beats/minute) and had pale brown mucous membranes with a prolonged capillary refill time (estimated to be 8-10% […]
Venous blood smear and RBC cytogram from a cat Case Information A 17 year old castrated male Domestic Long Hair cat was presented on a weekend to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals Emergency Service for a suspected gastric foreign body diagnosed with abdominal radiography by the referring veterinarian. The cat had a history of
Venous blood smear from a Hedgehog Case Information A 3.5 year-old, intact male hedgehog presented to Cornell University Hospital for Animals Emergency Service for inappetence, lethargy, and ataxia. The owner had been away for 7 days and left the animal with enough food and water to last the week. Upon return, the owner noticed that
Smear of venous blood from a cat Case Information An 8 year old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented to an emergency hospital with a 4 day history of vomiting and inappetence. The vomiting was partially responsive to Cerenia® (Maropitant). The owner had also noticed purple mucous membranes. The cat was an indoor cat
Aspirate of an interdigital swelling in a dog Case Information A 9 year-old, neutered male American pit bull terrier presented to a private veterinary practice for re-evaluation of a swelling within the interdigital space of P3 and P4 on the left front paw. The swelling was noted 6 weeks before, at which time it was
Mass on the left hind foot of a cat Case information A fine needle aspirate was obtained from a mass lesion on the left hind foot of a nine year old male castrated domestic longhair cat. Smears of the aspirate were submitted to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University for examination. The mass
Pleural fluid from a horse Case Information A 19 year old Arabian stallion was presented for evaluation for the cause of a pleural effusion. A large amount of pleural fluid was identified on thoracic ultrasonographic examination and the fluid was sampled for analysis. The fluid was dark yellow in color and slightly cloudy. Cell
Peritoneal fluid from a goat Case information An 8 year old female goat was presented to the Cornell University Farm Animal Hospital for a 10 day history of lethargy and dullness. The goat was also intermittently febrile with temperatures as high as 104.8F. Treatments of Banamine, calcium, and vitamin B complex on the farm resulted
Pleural fluid from a 2 year old dog Case Information A 2 year old intact female mixed breed dog presented for evaluation of a bicavitory (pleural and peritoneal) effusion after showing mildly reduced activity. The dog was clinically healthy up until this time but had suffered from abnormal heats (increased frequency, prolonged, split heats).
Bone marrow from a dog Case information A 3-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever was presented to Cornell University Animal Hospital’s (CUHA) Internal Medicine Department for evaluation of lethargy and pancytopenia. The patient had displayed intermittent lethargy for approximately one month prior to presentation with one episode of collapse for which the dog had been presented
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