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Surgery
June 2017
General and Digestive Surgery Service, Elda General and University Hospital, Alicante, Spain; Nurse Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci
July 2011
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
A 5.5-y-old spayed female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with a history of adrenal disease, respiratory disease, and chronic obesity was evaluated for progressive lethargy and ataxia, diminished appetite, and possible polyuria and polydipsia. Physical examination revealed obesity, lethargy, tachypnea, dyspnea, a pendulous abdomen, significant weakness and ataxia of the hindlimbs, prolonged skin tenting, and mild tail-tip alopecia.
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April 1994
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tufts New England Veterinary Medical Center, North Grafton, MA 01536.
The case records of 17 horses with atrophy of the right hepatic lobe were reviewed. Fifteen horses had signs of colic. Two horses had clinical problems that were unassociated with gastrointestinal tract disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA diabetic cat with hyperadrenocorticism had polydipsia, polyuria, ventral abdominal alopecia, thin dry skin, and a pendulous abdomen. Results of laboratory testing indicated persistent resting hypercortisolemia, hyperresponsiveness of the adrenal glands (increased cortisol concentration) to ACTH gel, and no suppression of cortisol concentrations after administration of dexamethasone at 0.01 or 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNaturally-occurring hyperadrenocorticism was diagnosed in an 11-year-old female Dachshund with signs of polydipsia, polyuria, pendulous abdomen, weakness, depression and lethargy, and laboratory test abnormalities comprising lymphocytopaenia, eosinopaenia, hypercholesterolaemia and increased plasma alkaline phosphatase concentration. While awaiting hormonal test results, an adrenocorticolytic drug (o,p'-DDD) was administered for 14 days, during which the patient deteriorated. Hormonal assays suggested a functioning adrenocortical tumour, but the poor condition of the patient precluded adrenalectomy.
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