VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY A red blood cell transfusion helps save an abandoned kitten from severe flea anemia (low red blood count). by Andreas Andreou , DVM, Emergency + Critical Care 1. Presentation: “Little Kitty” is a 4-week-old kitten that was found and adopted by a Good Samaritan in his back yard. Her history was unknown […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY A Case of Feline Branchial Cyst in a 13-year-old, male neutered, domestic medium hair, feline. by Stephen A. Bilbrey, DVM, MS Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons 1. Referral: Bentley presented to the surgery service of Animal Specialty Group with a 4- month history of a mass in the ventral cervical area. […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Mr. Tibbs, otherwise healthy with no previous medical problems, presented to his primary care veterinarian and was treated for otitis externa with Mometamax and later showed signs of lethargy. by Brittany Carr, DVM Small Animal Rotating Intern and Adam Strom, DVM, MS Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons 1. Referral: Mr. Tibbs is […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY A Diagnostic + Therapeutic Approach to  Hypokalemia in Hyperaldosteronism. by Justin Wakayama, DVM, and Rhonda Schulman, DVM, DACVIM Internal Medicine 1. Referral: Tucker, who is now being treated for hypokalemia, is an 11-year-old; male, castrated, domestic short hair, presented to the emergency service at Animal Specialty Group (ASG) on March 12, 2013, […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Copper Hepatopathy Elevation in liver enzymes may indicate underlying copper storage disease. 1. Referral: Angel is a 3-year-old female, spayed Labrador retriever who has shown signs of copper hepatopathy, originally presenting with a history of gradual decrease in appetite. She was taken to her primary care veterinarian (Dr. Braunstein), where they took […]