VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of rare disorders that lead to metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap.  In dogs, cases are often “idiopathic,” whereas in cats, dRTA has been associated with pyelonephritis and hepatic lipidosis. By Mickila Collins, DVM Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 1. Referral Ostin, a […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY An EKG showed a supra ventricular tachycardia with irregular R-R intervals known as atrial fibrillation. By Nicole DeNezzo, DVM Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral Colt is a 9 year old male, castrated lab that presented to Animal Specialty Group’s Emergency and Critical Care Service for evaluation of a dry, hacking cough […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY On presentation Gunner was having trouble standing/bearing weight on is pelvic limbs, right especially. He was reluctant to walk, appeared paretic in the hind limbs and would lay down on his right side when positioned to stand in order to evaluate gait. By Roubina Honarchian, DVM Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin that is required for carbohydrate metabolism.1 With a deficiency in this vitamin, normal energy metabolism is interrupted and the alternative anaerobic metabolism is stimulated which is detrimental to the brain. By Megan Stout Steele, DVM, DACVIM Neurology 1. Referral Tilly, a 10-year-old spayed female […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Prior to surgery a CT scan of the thoracic limbs was performed. The results revealed an aggressive bone lesion arising in the distal portion of the right ulna. By Yelena E George, DVM, Bsc and Adam Strom, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral Rascal, 10 year old male neutered Newfoundland, […]