Computed tomographic features of suspected arterial pseudoaneurysm in the head and neck of four dogs.

Computed tomography is a valuable diagnostic technique in the clinical work-up of dogs with oropharyngeal trauma and bleeding. Traumatic extravasation can manifest as a pseudoaneurysm. A pseudoaneurysm is an extraluminal accumulation of blood that is contained by the adventitia layer or neighboring tissues.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Species Infection in a Peach-Faced Lovebird ().

Respiratory distress is a common presentation for avian species. A 9-week-old peach-faced lovebird () was presented with a 2-week history of progressive dyspnea. Computed tomographic (CT) images were suggestive of splenomegaly and bilateral granulomatous pulmonary disease.

Liposarcoma of Probable Medullary Bone Origin in a Lovebird ().

A 15-year-old female peach-faced lovebird () was presented to the hospital for a possible left wing injury and an inability to fly after falling in its cage. On physical examination the left elbow was swollen and painful. Radiographic images revealed left wing soft tissue swelling surrounding the elbow and lysis of the distal humerus with extensive cortical thinning.

Surgical repair of a meningoencephalocoele in a kākāpō ().

Case History: A kākāpō () chick hatched on an off-shore island of New Zealand with a small white mass protruding through the cranial skin of the head. The chick's growth followed a normal pattern for kākāpō but at 3 weeks of age the cranium mass was non-reducible and fixed in place and the chick was removed from the island for diagnostic imaging and hand-rearing.

Clinical Findings And Treatment: A computed tomography (CT) examination revealed a full-thickness circular defect in the central cranium with suspected herniation of brain and dura.

MYCOTIC PNEUMONIA AND ENCEPHALITIS IN SOUTHERN PUDU ().

This case series describes six confirmed cases of mycotic encephalitis and/or mycotic pneumonia in southern pudu (). One case involved a 10.5-yr-old intact female that presented with an inability to stand, eventually progressing to grand mal seizures.