SIGNALMENT: 8 week old M/I Boxer
HISTORY: Dempsey is in for his puppy shots and check-up. He was purchased as
a show dog and his health is guaranteed by the breeder. He was checked by the
breeder's veterinarian before he was shipped here from Oregon, and was declared
normal in all respects.
PHYSICAL: T 100.3°F P
104 R 40
| EYES | No abnormalities noted |
| EARS | No abnormalities noted |
| ORAL CAVITY | No abnormalities noted |
| SKIN AND HAIRCOAT | No abnormalities noted |
| LYMPH NODES | No abnormalities noted |
| HEART / LUNGS | Grade I / VI murmur, louder on left side. Pulses normal, rhythm normal. Lung sounds normal. |
| ABDOMINAL PALPATION | No abnormalities noted |
| GENITOURINARY | Only one testis is palpable in the scrotum. |
| BODY CONDITION SCORE | --- |
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.
5) Find a paper from the veterinary literature describing some aspect of testicular
descent, genetics of cryptorchidism, or medical treatment to cause testicular
descent in any species. Write a brief synopsis of this article, including value
of the work done (was it based in good science) and describing how information
from the article might be useful to you and your colleagues as practitioners.
Diagnostics:
Complete blood count (CBC)
Serum chemistry profile
Urinalysis
Abdominal radiograph
Abdominal ultrasound
Serum testosterone assay
