COTM

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

Peripheral blood from a dog left in a car Case information A 2 year-old female spayed mixed breed dog presented after being left in a car for 3 hours. The recorded minimum and maximum temperatures for the day of presentation were 53.1 F and 78.1 F, respectively. When found, she was laterally recumbent and was

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

Skin mass from a dog Case information A 5-year-old male castrated Labrador Retriever was presented for a mass on the right forelimb. The owner first noted the mass about a week ago and noted that it had gotten slightly bigger since that time. The dog had also been seen licking at the lesion. The dermal

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 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 previously and

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