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A 6.5-year-old 8.5-kg (18.7-lb) neutered male domestic shorthair cat was submitted for necropsy after development of acute dyspnea and its subsequent death.
The cat died en route to the veterinary clinic, and no physical examination was conducted. The carcass was submitted for necropsy. Gross examination revealed a good body condition with adequate body fat stores. The abdominal cavity contained 400 mL of unclotted blood. The mesentery and intestinal serosa at the ileocecocolic junction were dark red. The cecum was transmurally thickened and had blood clots attached to the serosa (
An 8-day-old female Aberdeen Angus calf in poor body condition developed diarrhea, strabismus, and opisthotonus 5 days after birth. The clinical signs persisted for 3 days, and euthanasia by means of an IV barbiturate overdose injection was elected owing to rapid deterioration of the calf's condition. The referring veterinarian submitted the carcass for necropsy.
The calf was in poor body condition and weighed 18.7 kg (41.1 lb). There was abundant fecal material surrounding the anus, base of the tail, and pelvic limbs. Adjacent to the left lateral ventricle of the brain at the level
An 11-year-old 544-kg (1,197-lb) foreign warmblood gelding was examined because of an 8-week history of progressive ataxia, obtundation, and inappetence. The gelding was inferred to have serum antibodies against
Neurologic examination revealed a wide range of both left- and right-sided neurologic signs, including hypermetria of
In May 2006, a 1-year-old 3.41-kg (7.50-lb) neutered male domestic shorthair cat was evaluated at a veterinary hospital in Georgia because of sudden onset of inappetence and lethargy.
Physical examination revealed icterus, tachycardia, tachypnea, and high rectal temperature (40.4°C [104.7°F]). A CBC and serum biochemical analysis revealed anemia (Hct, 24%; reference interval, 30% to 45%), high serum total bilirubin concentration (9.2 mg/dL; reference interval, 0.08 to 0.3 mg/dL), and high BUN concentration (51 mg/dL; reference interval, 17 to 30 mg/dL). The cat was dehydrated (percentage dehydration unknown). Given the hematologic and physical examination abnormalities, fluid
