KATHRYN JENKINSClinical history:A 3-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel presented with a 4-5 week history of respiratory disease. Radiographs demonstrated a diffuse interstitial lung pattern. Fluid samples from a tracheal wash, material from the endotracheal tube and a FNA from the lung were all submitted for cytologic examination.Laboratory results:Cytology of the tracheal wash fluid revealed a […]
BERNIE VAATSTRALoki is a lively two-year-old male neutered English Springer Spaniel with a strong interest in food of all kinds, edible or otherwise. On a Friday evening on returning from work, Loki’s owner noticed him behaving unusually. He barked sharply at the car he usually recognises and approached with a swaying, uncoordinated gait.Clinical findings:Closer examination […]
AMY WEEDENGribbles Veterinary offers relaxin testing for the detection of pregnancy in both dogs and cats. This hormone is superior to progesterone measurement for pregnancy detection in both species.Progesterone cannot reliably distinguish between pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in dogs or cats, and similar levels of progesterone are produced in pregnancy and dioestrus in dogs. Relaxin does […]
A 5-month-old English springer spaniel presented with pyrexia of unknown origin, in-clinic testing showing an increased WBC count and neutrophilia. He was treated with Clavulox and his CBC had returned to normal by the last day of antibiotic therapy.He presented again a few days later with lethargy, but a normal temperature and CBC. He responded […]
ROB FAIRLEYDid you know . . . that once fully fixed, fixed tissues can be stored for a quite a period of time without actually being kept in formalin?Being able to store fixed tissue this way, is particularly useful for brains, and especially large brains from older calves and cows.Receiving brains in containers where 90% […]
SANDY WELTANThis is a case I encountered in South Africa, but considering the high incidence of Johne’s disease in New Zealand, I thought it would be of interest and possibly relevant here too.Clinical history:A 2-year-old, neutered, male Dachshund (right) presented to his veterinarian with lethargy inappetance, mild pyrexia and abdominal pain. Enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes […]
In August we brought you a case report of localised demodicosis in a dog with a hot-spot that was being concurrently treated with oclacitinib. We have subsequently been informed that the dog was actually less than 12-months-old at the time of presentation and thus represented a case of juvenile-onset demodicosis.Juvenile demodicosis in the generalised form […]
GEOFF ORBELLClinical history:Fourteen rising 1-year-old beef bulls and steers died suddenly over a 24-hour period five days after being yarded for drenching (pour-on) and castration. The cattle had been bought up from the South Island (in February) for finishing and had reportedly been previously vaccinated twice for clostridial disease prior to transport. Both castrated and […]
MICHAEL HARDCASTLEAs veterinarians we are trained to describe lesions accurately, but sometimes language can fail, however “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Therefore, the submission of images alongside a written history is always encouraged and welcomed for every case we receive at the laboratory.When to submit imagesThe site of biopsies and the selection of […]
RAMONA EIHOLZERTo ensure your histology samples reach us in the best possible condition for processing and interpretation, we have some tips for how the samples need to be handled before you send them to us.> Samples to be submitted for histology must be fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, in a 10:1 ratio of formalin to […]