VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY An ingestion of a lethal dose of amlodipine in a hypertensive Yorkie leads to emergency treatment with intralipid therapy. by Nicole DeNezzo, DVM Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral Mickey, a 4 month old Yorkshire Terrier was presented to ASG’s emergency service after ingesting 90mg of amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker. […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY The Case of the Swollen Thigh: A fat density mass causing a swollen pelvic limb leads to surgery and the discovery of the sciatic nerve tethered directly over the tumor… By Jessica Norvet, MVB and Michael Huber, DVM, MS Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons 1. Referral “Fenway” a 12-year-old male […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY An emergency case of recurrent pleural effusion and lung lobe torsion that leads to a thoracic duct ligation, pericardectomy, and lung lobectomy in a female husky. by Andreas Andreou, DVM Emergency + Critical Care 1. Referral Harley, a 2.5 year old female intact husky was presented as a referral from Eagle […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY In this case, a free, full-thickness mesh graft was used, which can be stretched slightly to allow the slits to gape open a few millimeters. Within a week, and with a successful take, the holes will contract and re-epithelialize… By Jessica Norvet, DVM and Stephen Bilbrey, DVM, MS Diplomate American College […]

VETERINARIAN SPECIALTY CASE STUDY Lethargy and inappetence in a diabetic Bichon Frise reveal two diseases: Primary Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) and Diabetes Mellitus. by Mickila Collins, DVM, DACVIM 1. Referral “Reyna,” a 10-year-old spayed female Bichon Frise, was referred to ASG for management of two difficult disease processes. She had previously been a well-regulated diabetic […]