SIGNALMENT: 8 year old F/I Bassett Hound
HISTORY: The owner reports that Aurora has had a decreased appetite for 7 days, has shown increased thirst intermittently for 3 to 4 days and has been vomiting for about 2 days. Aurora was last in heat about 4 months ago. The owner feels that Aurora is painful in her abdomen as she will not jump up onto furniture or do up and down stairs.
PHYSICAL: T 103.4°F P
110 R 40
| EYES | No abnormalities noted |
| EARS | Slight waxy debris both ear canals, no erythema |
| ORAL CAVITY | Heavy dental tartar over premolars and molars on upper and lower arcade, some gingivitis, marked halitosis |
| SKIN AND HAIRCOAT | No abnormalities noted |
| LYMPH NODES | No abnormalities noted |
| HEART / LUNGS | No abnormalities noted |
| ABDOMINAL PALPATION | Tubular mass palpable in caudal abdomen, abdomen distended |
| GENITOURINARY | No abnormalities noted |
| BODY CONDITION SCORE | 6 / 9 |
To complete the exercise, create a written report, providing:
1) a synopsis of the case, as you might present to another clinician as you
handed this case over to them - this is excellent practice for referral cases
you will send to other hospitals in the future, and for communications with
other veterinarians in facilities where you may work
2) a list or problems and rule-outs - this permits me to see your thought process
3) a list of diagnostic tests you would run and interpretation of results- diagnostic
test results can be accessed through the links present on each case's web page.
You may choose not to run all the tests available. Make sure you could defend
all of your choices to the owner.
4) a treatment plan and estimate of costs for the owner.
Submit this as a Word document to Dr. Root via email (rootk001@umn.edu) by 8:00 am on the second Wednesday of your rotation. Please remember to copy your classmates on this mailing so we all have the same information for our rounds discussion.
Diagnostics:
Complete blood count (CBC)
Serum chemistry profile
Urinalysis
Abdominal radiograph
Abdominal ultrasound
Culture and sensitivity - Vagina
Ear swab
Vaginal cytology
Serum progesterone assay
