It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to scan a lung lobe torsion case: since when my machine got upgraded. This patient is a young Whippet with a 24 hour history of acute-onset cough, tachypnoea and pleural effusion (modified transudate). Her echocardiogram is interesting. Although we have to take into account the fact … Continue reading
The unfortunate patient in this case is a 4 y.o. FN German Shepherd. She has a history of chronic gastrointestinal disease. Previous sonography demonstrated severely thickened ileum and colon. TLI was subnormal. Full-thickness gut biopsies yielded a diagnosis of chronic enterocolitis. Subsequently, 6 months prior to the torsion, an apparent ileal impaction necessitated resection of … Continue reading
One of the cardinal rules of serious small animal sonography is ‘don’t forget to scan the ovaries, uterus and testicles’. At least in the UK it’s easy to forget that they’ve not always been removed!. A couple of recent examples: Firstly a young unilaterally-cryptorchid dog presented with acute abdominal pain. Impressively, the first opinion practitioner … Continue reading
