When the Test Says Positive… But the Dog Looks Fine Understanding Spontaneous Resolution and Discordant Results in Canine Blood Parasites
There’s a moment every clinician has faced. A dog comes in. Bright. Eating. No fever. No anemia. But the test says… positive. Then you run PCR. And suddenly… negative. So what now? Was the dog infected? Is it still infected? Or did the disease… disappear? CAN BLOOD PARASITISM RESOLVE WITHOUT TREATMENT? The short answer: yes, […]
THE MASS THAT SCARES OWNERS… BUT TELLS YOU EVERYTHING
It walks in looking like a disaster. A red, swollen mass. Protruding. Moist. Angry. The owner is panicking. “Doc, may lumabas sa pwerta ng aso ko.” And for a moment, the room feels heavy. But if you’ve seen enough cases… you already know. This isn’t chaos. This is vaginal prolapse. WHAT IT REALLY IS […]
SEROMA: THE SILENT PRESSURE THAT OPENS YOUR CLOSURE
You closed it well. Clean edges. Proper tension. Good apposition. Then 3 to 5 days later… Swelling. Fluctuance. And suddenly, your incision is not holding. That’s seroma. WHAT IS A SEROMA? A seroma is a sterile accumulation of serous fluid within a dead space created by tissue disruption. It is not pus. It is not […]
DOES SIZE MATTER? A Practical Look at Surgical Incision Length in Abdominal Surgery
“Ang liit ng hiwa.” We’ve all heard it. Sometimes it’s praise. Sometimes it’s pressure. Incision size is not a badge of honor. It’s a decision. And like every decision in surgery, it should be guided by one thing: What gives the patient the safest outcome? WHY WE MAKE AN INCISION IN THE FIRST PLACE An […]
INVERTED MICKEY MOUSE SIGN IN PYOMETRA Ultrasound Diagnosis
Definition The inverted Mickey Mouse sign is a transverse abdominal ultrasound pattern in intact female dogs characterized by: A large, round anechoic urinary bladder (central structure) Two symmetrically enlarged, fluid-filled uterine horns positioned caudolateral or ventral to the bladder This creates a three-structure configuration resembling an inverted Mickey Mouse head. Diagnostic Basis This pattern […]
FIP Is No Longer a Death Sentence
FIP Is No Longer a Death Sentence By Dr. Geoff Carullo, DVM, FPCCP, DPCVSCA There was a time when a diagnosis of FIP felt like the end. No options. No hope. Just explanation and euthanasia. That era is ending. A recent review by Séverine Tasker and colleagues in Viruses confirms what many progressive clinicians are […]