For Referring Veterinarians

Radiology View: What’s Your Read? It can be challenging to interpret dental radiographs in our veterinary patients. Below are radiographs for your evaluation followed by interpretations from MedVet board-certified dentists. Below are various dental radiographs (figures 1-3). View the x-rays and make your diagnosis. Figure 1. Dental radiograph of the left mandible of a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois. See figure 4 for the interpretation.   Figure 2. Dental radiograph of the right…

Presenting Complaint and History A three-month-old, intact female Miniature Australian Shepherd was presented to MedVet Dallas for hematuria and a distended abdomen.  Initial diagnostic tests and results were as follows: A complete blood count (CBC) showed neutrophilia and monocytosis. Biochemistry profile showed mildly elevated Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) and mildly elevated chloride. An abdominal ultrasound was performed and showed a large, invasive mass that appeared to be originating from the right kidney. Fine needle aspiration…

Bandaging is a common practice to achieve various goals in small animal practice. Limb or fracture immobilization, coverage of open wound management, coverage of a surgical site, and prevention of patient interference are all common reasons (though not an exhaustive list) to apply a bandage. While commonly done, bandaging is significantly more complicated, and even dangerous, than often appreciated. Anatomy of a Bandage Bandages can be dissected into primary, secondary, and tertiary layers. The primary…