Wheatie (Rye) is a 6-month-old intact female Vizsla who first presented to her referring veterinarian for recurrent urinary tract infections treated with repeated antibiotic therapy. As a board-certified internal medicine specialist, the veterinarian performed a complete diagnostic evaluation to identify a cause for the recurrent infections including bloodwork, urinalysis, abdominal radiographs, and an abdominal ultrasound.
Marty, a 5 year old male neutered Labrador Retriever, was brought to the emergency room after Marty became painful and started to limp. There was no traumatic event the owners could recall and the examination at the emergency room found nothing of significance.
Copper is a 4 year female old Shih Tzu who had a history of elevated liver enzymes. Copper’s ALT was 700 (rr 0-120), pre bile acids were 84.7 (rr <13), and post bile acids were 256.4 (rr <25). With these lab values, the referring veterinarian was concerned for a possible shunt and Copper was referred to Animal Imaging.
Benji, a 1-year-old intact male Golden Retriever, presented to Animal Imaging for advanced imaging of his right shoulder, brachial plexus, and elbow. He had a 9-month history of right front limb lameness that was worse after prolonged periods of laying down or intense exercise.
Hugo is a 17 year old Warmblood gelding used for show jumping. Hugo had a 12 month history of acute onset grade 3/5 left hind limb lameness. Hugo was diagnosed with proximal suspensory desmopathy in the left hind and rested for 12 months with failure to improve.
May is a 10 year female spayed French Bulldog with a history of hindlimb paresis. May has a history of cutaneous masses, but the referring veterinarian was concerned with a ~4-5cm firm, poorly defined mass in the left coxofemoral region.
William is a 15 year old Warmblood gelding with a recent history of right sided facial swelling. William was referred to Animal Imaging for the use of the standing CT to evaluate the skull in fine detail to search for a cause of the swelling.
Trinity, 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare, presented to Animal Imaging for magnetic resonance imaging of the right hind limb. She had an acute onset grade 2/5 right hind limb lameness that resolves with diagnostic anesthesia of a low-4 point nerve block.
Samuel, 13-year-old Paint horse gelding, presented to Animal Imaging for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He has a +/- 3-year history of bilateral grade 3/5 forefeet lameness that improves 90% to diagnostic anesthesia of the abaxial sesamoidean nerves with suspect navicular or soft tissue injury based on previous radiographs and ultrasound.
Nova, an 8-day old Quarter Horse filly, presented to Animal Imaging following a 2-day history of right sided head tilt with no known evidence of trauma. She was worked up by a boarded internal medicine specialist who found no significant abnormalities on physical examination, bloodwork, and initial radiographic findings.