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Case 15
Presenting Complaint
 | Recheck skin and ears |
Signalment
| Nine-year-old MC golden retriever weighing 42 kg
("Mac") |
History
| This dog has a long history of problems including ventral slot surgery for a type II
cervical disk protrusion at C6-7, right front leg lameness (no radiographic changes),
seborrhea oleosa, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (increased urine
protein/creatinine ratio), urinary tract infection, and hypothyroidism.
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| He is here today
to get his skin and ears rechecked. |
| He is on prednisolone therapy for suspected cervical
neuritis causing his right front leg lameness. |
Physical Examination
| T: 101.4; Resp: Pant; Heart rate: 126 |
| General condition: Bright, alert, and happy |
| Skin: Skin around head and neck not as thick as last recheck exam. Seborrhea still
present |
| Musculoskeletal: No lameness noted. Dog is moving freely. |
| No other abnormalities noted. |
Plan
| Mac will stay over night for a therapeutic bath tomorrow. |
Comments
| At 7:00 PM the ward technician found Mac collapsed in his cage. He was taken to ICU
where a tachycardia was identified. His mucous membranes were white and his capillary
refill time was prolonged. His femoral pulse was very weak to nonexistent. An ECG was
obtained (next page). |
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