Ana Martinez, Jeremy Mortier, Rita Gonçalves, Emanuele Ricci, Emili Alcoverro
{"title":"Clinical, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography imaging findings in a young cat with epidural pyogranulomatous steatitis","authors":"Ana Martinez, Jeremy Mortier, Rita Gonçalves, Emanuele Ricci, Emili Alcoverro","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.931","url":null,"abstract":"A 4‐month‐old male domestic shorthair cat with a 36‐h history of acute and progressive painful paraplegia was referred. The neurological examination was consistent with T3‒L3 myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracolumbar region revealed an extradural mass at the level of T12‒T13 that caused moderate spinal cord compression. The cat underwent T12‒T13 dorsal laminectomy decompressive surgery, and its neurological signs improved shortly after surgery. A diagnosis of epidural spinal steatitis was reached based on histopathological examination of the compressive mass. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first description of the magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomographic findings of histopathologically confirmed idiopathic sterile pyogranulomatous inflammation of epidural fat in a cat. Epidural idiopathic sterile pyogranulomatous steatitis should be included as a possible differential diagnosis in young cats with acute and progressive T3‒L3 myelopathy signs.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical and medical complications following perineal urethrostomy in a goat","authors":"Joseph W. Angell, Jennifer S. Duncan, Kim Hamer","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.932","url":null,"abstract":"Perineal urethrostomy was carried out in a Golden Guernsey goat to relieve urethral obstruction associated with urethral calculi. The surgery was successful, but post‐surgical complications developed, including haemorrhage and failure of the penile stump to heal. Revision surgeries were carried out with a successful surgical resolution. Bacterial cystitis subsequently developed, and <jats:italic>Proteus</jats:italic> spp. and <jats:italic>Trueperella pyogenes</jats:italic> were identified. Treatment of the bacterial cystitis proved challenging, and intense management was required. Survival post‐surgery was over 3.5 years.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liza S. Köster, Karen McCormick, Nicholas Hayes, Michelle Liu
{"title":"Cyanotic heart disease due to a hypoplastic right ventricle with pulmonary valve atresia, an intact ventricular septum, with atrial level shunting in a day‐old Arabian foal","authors":"Liza S. Köster, Karen McCormick, Nicholas Hayes, Michelle Liu","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.936","url":null,"abstract":"An 8‐h‐old Arabian foal was presented for evaluation of progressive weakness since birth. The foal presented laterally recumbent with pale and muddy mucous membranes, a grade III/VI left basilar murmur, and an irregularly, irregular rhythm. Transthoracic echocardiogram along with an electrocardiogram (EKG) was performed. Atrial fibrillation was recorded throughout the examination. The left and right atria were both significantly enlarged. A right to left shunt across the atrial septum was confirmed via an intravenous injection of agitated saline. The tricuspid valve was rudimentary without apparent atrioventricular flow and no ventricular septal defect was appreciated. The animal was euthanased, and necropsy found dysplasia of the tricuspid valve, a hypoplastic right ventricle with pulmonary valve atresia, and an intact ventricular septum. This condition is similar, both haemodynamically and in terms of prognosis, to tricuspid atresia, which has been described previously in Arabian foals, with the exception that there is the complete absence of connection between the atrium and ventricle in the case of tricuspid atresia. Of 14 previously reported cases of tricuspid atresia in neonatal foals, nine were Arabian foals. Further investigation into the possibility of hypoplastic right ventricle as a familial condition in the Arabian breed should be considered.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141578025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie Heathcote, Petros S. Frezoulis, Naomi Shimizu
{"title":"Acquired uretero‐jejunal fistula following surgical excision of a subcutaneous, metastatic mast cell tumour in a dog","authors":"Natalie Heathcote, Petros S. Frezoulis, Naomi Shimizu","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.924","url":null,"abstract":"An 8‐year‐old, female, neutered labrador retriever presented for surgical excision of a subcutaneous mast cell tumour and extirpation of the right inguinal and right medial iliac lymph nodes. Histology confirmed a completely excised, low mitotic count subcutaneous mast cell tumour with lymph node metastasis. Vinblastine and prednisolone were administered as adjunctive chemotherapy. Six weeks post‐operatively, the dog presented dehydrated, tachycardic and pyrexic, with haematochezia, vomiting and abdominal pain. Coeliotomy revealed a communication between the jejunum and the proximal right ureter, with no obvious aetiology identified. Right ureteronephrectomy was performed, with debridement and closure of the affected jejunum. Histopathology reported a subacute to chronic neutrophilic and necrohaemorrhagic pyelonephritis and haemolytic <jats:italic>Escherichia coli</jats:italic>, resistant to amoxicillin clavulanate, was cultured. The dog recovered and re‐started the chemotherapy protocol following restaging 2 months post‐operatively. Unfortunately, 7 weeks after starting this protocol, the patient developed acute necrotising pancreatitis following dietary indiscretion and was electively euthanased.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical management and case review of a presumptive novel clinical presentation of protothecosis in donkeys causing ulcerated nodular lesions in the ear pinnae of 18 animals","authors":"Gigi Kay, Derek Knottenbelt, Caroline Millins, Noursaid Tligui, Rabia Azelhak","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.930","url":null,"abstract":"This is a retrospective case series that describes a novel syndrome seen in 18 donkeys in Morocco that presented to this author,'s clinic with ulcerated nodular lesions of the ear pinnae. In the majority of cases, the lesions are confined to the ears, they are always bilateral and can occasionally progress to other areas of the body. Macroscopically, the lesions in all 18 donkeys are very uniform in presentation, even if the size of the nodules varies. This case series reviews the presentation, investigation, treatment and outcome for 18 cases presented to these authors’ clinics from 2011 to 2021. Skin biopsies from a subset of eight cases showed similar changes in chronic pyogranulomatous, dermatitis with myriad intra‐ and extra‐histiocytic organisms, the morphology of which is most consistent with that of <jats:italic>Prototheca</jats:italic> spp. infection. This is a novel presentation that represents a significant welfare issue for donkeys, as well as having important economic consequences for owners in the developing world.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelechi T. Jeremiah, Tolulope G. Ogundipe, Ugonna H. Uzoka
{"title":"Dystocia management in a 1‐year‐old primiparous West African Dwarf Doe","authors":"Kelechi T. Jeremiah, Tolulope G. Ogundipe, Ugonna H. Uzoka","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.942","url":null,"abstract":"Dystocia or difficulty in parturition in a doe may need veterinary assistance for successful parturition. This is a case of dystocia in a 1‐year‐old primigravid West African Dwarf doe managed under free range. The dystocia was as a result of fetal mal‐positioning in which the right forelimb was extended while the left was flexed. Feto‐maternal disproportion also played a role in this case probably due to underdeveloped birth canal, as the doe was a primi. The dystocia was managed surgically, as all efforts to manage it conservatively proved futile. The doe made an uneventful recovery.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical approach to a rare case of hydrallantois in bitch","authors":"Akshay Sharma, Pururava Sharma, Jahanvi Sharma, Pravesh Kumar, Ankit K. Ahuja, Pankaj Sood, Rakesh Kumar","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.937","url":null,"abstract":"The present case describes the clinical, sonographic and histopathological findings of hydrallantois in bitch. After 55 days of the first mating, nulliparous Golden Retriever bitch was presented with a primary complaint of perceptible abdominal distension and dyspnoea for the last 3‒4 days. Ultrasonography revealed marked uterine distension with well appreciable anechoic to hypoechoic allantoic regions along with fetal stress. During caesarean section, a cumulative 2.75 L of placental fluid was recovered from allantoic portion with an altered electrolyte profile in comparison to maternal plasma. The histopathology examination of one fetal kidney corroborated tubular degeneration, suggesting nephrosis to be the concomitant aetiology. In conclusion, the clinical examination and ultrasonography provided provisional diagnosis of the condition; caesarean section proved to be an ideal option in order to prevent the dystocia or any other complication during whelping in a bitch even if none of the puppies survived. This approach, with supportive therapy ensures comprehensive care post‐treatment.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Alejandro Pérez López, Robert Brash, Agata Tsvetanova, Beatriz García González, José Carlos Almansa Ruiz
{"title":"Radicular (periapical) cyst causing exophthalmos in a dog","authors":"Luis Alejandro Pérez López, Robert Brash, Agata Tsvetanova, Beatriz García González, José Carlos Almansa Ruiz","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.938","url":null,"abstract":"A 10‐year‐old male neutered Bichon Frise presented for assessment of right unilateral exophthalmos. The ophthalmological assessment revealed signs of retrobulbar disease. Computed tomography of the head showed a cavitary, well‐defined, fluid‐filled structure, which displayed a strong peripheral rim of contrast enhancement, and was centred around the tooth roots of the right maxillary first and second molar teeth (109 and 110). Focused ultrasound‐guided fluid sampling and fine needle aspirates were obtained for diagnostic purposes. After discussing the case with a veterinary dentist, extraction of the 109 and 110 and debridement of the cyst were performed. Histopathology supported the suspicion of a radicular cyst. Radicular cysts, despite being benign lesions, need to be included as a possible differential in cases with exophthalmos due to their potential retrobulbar mass effect.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recurrent infiltrative lipoma of the thoracic and abdominal wall in a young dog","authors":"Manuel Vega‐Sillero, Elisabeth R. Henderson","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.929","url":null,"abstract":"A 1‐year and 8‐month‐old neutered male English Cocker Spaniel was presented with a large subcutaneous mass in the right ventrocaudal thoracic region, which was firmly adhered to the deeper tissues. An adipose tissue mass had been excised from the same region 12 months previously. Investigation included a computed tomography scan of the thorax and abdomen, which revealed a fat‐attenuating mass. The mass was both extra and intrathoracic and encompassed the ventrocaudal thoracic wall and infiltrated surrounding musculature. Marginal en bloc resection was performed. A right intercostal thoracotomy allowed resection of the intercostal component. Postoperative radiation therapy was recommended; however, it was declined by the owners. Nine months after surgery, recurrence of the mass was identified; however, the mass was small (2 cm diameter) and present within the extrathoracic subcutaneous region. The dog was reported to be clinically well with no associated clinical signs. Further treatment inclusive of revision surgery and postoperative radiation was declined.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Y. Heinz, Michael Wenninger, Jennifer Nollman, Emily C. Vincent, Kathryn E. Seeley
{"title":"Successful whole blood transfusion in an aardvark (Orycteropus afer)","authors":"Jessica Y. Heinz, Michael Wenninger, Jennifer Nollman, Emily C. Vincent, Kathryn E. Seeley","doi":"10.1002/vrc2.927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.927","url":null,"abstract":"Aardvarks (<jats:italic>Orycteropus afer</jats:italic>) are a unique species kept in zoological institutions that are often affected by chronic dental disease. Molar abscessation can become severe enough to cause bone lysis and haemorrhage or fistula formation into the maxillary bone and sinuses. An 18‐year‐old, entire, female aardvark presented for maxillary molar abscessation, which led to haemorrhage and an oronasal fistula. Epistaxis resulted in severe anaemia with a packed cell volume of 6%, requiring a blood transfusion from an unrelated aardvark. No transfusion reaction was observed, and the transfusion resulted in clinical improvement and adequate packed cell volume (28%–39%), which was maintained for at least 15 months. The aardvark appeared to demonstrate a delayed regenerative response to anaemia, likely due to its comorbidities. This case represents the first successful whole blood transfusion in an aardvark.","PeriodicalId":23496,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}