Case of the Month

Welcome to our CASE OF THE MONTH page. This page has links to our cases of the month, with a brief description of the case and the type of problem it involved. Due to time constraints we were forced to stop adding new cases in 2002, but we hope that what's here can still be informative!

Jan. 2000: Uh-Oh Breaks a Leg broken ankle in a young cat;
fracture healing times and stages

Feb. 2000: Mis-Step Takes a Tumble broken tibia in an old cat;
pre-surgical blood testing;
demonstration of callus in fracture healing

Mar. 2000: Mis-Step Gives Some Blood pre-surgical blood testing;
discussion of blood chemistry results
Apr. 2000: I Can't Believe I Ate... blood testing;
intestinal obstruction

May 2000: Home Is Where The Heart Is heartworm disease

June 2000: No Guts, No...What? diaphragmatic hernia

July 2000: No case of the month Have a great summer!

August 2000: Hip-Hop Is Bad hip dysplasia

September 2000: Hip-Hop Is Still Bad more on hip dysplasia

October 2000: One Lump Or Two? cancer - mast cell tumor

November 2000: Like I Need... cancer - unknown type

December 2000: Give Me The Works... cancer - leiomyosarcoma

January 2001: Do You Ear What I Ear? ear infections

February 2001: Ferrets Are People, Too heart failure

March 2001: The Nose Knows tumor in a nostril

April 2001: A Little Too Sweet diabetes;
urinalysis

May 2001: No case of the month See you next month!

June 2001: My Aching Back! spinal arthritis

July 2001: What Glamor? diarrhea;
roundworms

August 2001: My Aching Foot! broken toes

September/October 2001: Be Still My Beating Heart! cardiac arrhythmia

November 2001: The Nose Still Knows nasal irritant/allergy

December 2001: There's A Fungus Among Us fungus in the environment

January/February 2002: Another Fungus Among Us fungal skin infection

March/April 2002: What's In That Chest? pyothorax

May/June 2002: I Can't Believe I Ate...Part II gastric foreign bodies

July/August 2002: Does A Dog Really Need... splenic mass;
blood work

September/October 2002: If At First You Don't Succeed... barium series;
intestinal foreign body

Jan. 2000: Uh-Oh Breaks a Leg		broken ankle in a young cat; fracture healing times and stages
Feb. 2000: Mis-Step Takes a Tumble		broken tibia in an old cat; pre-surgical blood testing; demonstration of callus in fracture healing
Mar. 2000: Mis-Step Gives Some Blood		pre-surgical blood testing; discussion of blood chemistry results
Apr. 2000: I Can't Believe I Ate...		blood testing; intestinal obstruction
May 2000: Home Is Where The Heart Is		heartworm disease
June 2000: No Guts, No...What?		diaphragmatic hernia
July 2000: No case of the month		Have a great summer!
August 2000: Hip-Hop Is Bad		hip dysplasia
September 2000: Hip-Hop Is Still Bad		more on hip dysplasia
October 2000: One Lump Or Two?		cancer - mast cell tumor
November 2000: Like I Need...		cancer - unknown type
December 2000: Give Me The Works...		cancer - leiomyosarcoma
January 2001: Do You Ear What I Ear?		ear infections
February 2001: Ferrets Are People, Too		heart failure
March 2001: The Nose Knows		tumor in a nostril
April 2001: A Little Too Sweet		diabetes; urinalysis
May 2001: No case of the month		See you next month!
June 2001: My Aching Back!		spinal arthritis
July 2001: What Glamor?		diarrhea; roundworms
August 2001: My Aching Foot!		broken toes
September/October 2001: Be Still My Beating Heart!		cardiac arrhythmia
November 2001: The Nose Still Knows		nasal irritant/allergy
December 2001: There's A Fungus Among Us		fungus in the environment
January/February 2002: Another Fungus Among Us		fungal skin infection
March/April 2002: What's In That Chest?		pyothorax
May/June 2002: I Can't Believe I Ate...Part II		gastric foreign bodies
July/August 2002: Does A Dog Really Need...		splenic mass; blood work
September/October 2002: If At First You Don't Succeed...		barium series; intestinal foreign body