SIGNALMENT: 6 year old M/I Cockapoo
HISTORY: According to the owner, Scamper has been constipated for 7 days. Scamper
has been straining to defecate and the surface of the stool sometimes is smeared
with frank blood. The owner also feels that the constipation is making Scamper
stiff in his rear limbs. The dog is depressed today.
PHYSICAL: T 102.0°F P
120 R 40
| EYES | No abnormalities noted |
| EARS | No abnormalities noted |
| ORAL CAVITY | Mild dental tartar and ginvitivit on all buccal dental surfaces |
| SKIN AND HAIRCOAT | No abnormalities noted |
| LYMPH NODES | Left popliteal LN slightly enlarged |
| HEART / LUNGS | No abnormalities noted |
| ABDOMINAL PALPATION | Firm mass palpable in caudal abdomen |
| GENITOURINARY | The prostate is not palpable per rectum. Only one testis is palpable in the scrotum. |
| BODY CONDITION SCORE | 3 / 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
Semen evaluation
Culture and sensitivity - Urine
Culture and sensitivity - Prostatic fluid
Culture and sensitivity - Prostatic tissue
Cytology - Prostatic fluid
Cytology - Prostatic tissue
Serum calcium assay
Brucellosis test
