VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Canine gastrointestinal lymphomas are usually associated with poor prognosis; primary rectal lymphomas can have longer survival times. By Emi Ohashi, DVM, PhD Oncology 1. Referral “June” a 5 year old female spayed Chinese Crested, presented to her primary care veterinarian, Dr. Rebecca Bragg at VCA Arden Animal Hospital, for evaluation of […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) is a common cause of pleural effusion, even in dogs without any gastrointestinal signs. By Mickila Collins, DVM, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 1. Referral: Keeper, a 4-year-old intact male working Border Collie was referred to Animal Specialty Group from Saugus Animal Hospital for further […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY A raised mass on the head proves to be just the tip of the iceberg: A routine lump check leads to the diagnosis of a rare bone tumor with invasion into the calvarium. By Allen A. Simon, DVM, MS and Adam Strom, DVM, MS Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons 1. Referral […]

An emergency patient with a suspected pyometra leads to an exploratory laparotomy, the discovery of a large irregular and multicavitated mass, and a rare diagnosis of teratoma. By Eryn Edman, DVM Mishka Gonsalves, DVM and Michael Huber, DVM, MS Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons Referral Kaluah, a 2.5 year old female intact Rottweiler, was […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY A penetrating foreign body leads to osteomyelitis, myositis, and orbital cellulitis in a pit bull that chewed on a door. By Nicole DeNezzo, DVM Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral Roxy is an approximately 2 year old, spayed female pit bull that presented to ASG’s emergency service for a possible retrobulbar abscess. […]