Posted on July 16, 2008 by Brian
History: A 4 year old cat had been inappetant for 3 weeks with normal CBC/ CHEM. It was treated with Depo-Medrol and 2 weeks later was severely dyspneic and had anisocoria.
Gross Findings:
Lungs: Multifocal to coalescing granulomas throughout the lung
Spleen: Focal granuloma
Meninges: Diffuse suppurative meningitis
Comment: An impression smear was made of [...]
Filed under: Necropsy Cases | Tagged: Feline, Fungi, Nervous, Respiratory | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 30, 2008 by Brian
History: Two DSH cats from the same household each became sick with fever, lethargy, and respiratory distress. Treatment was tried but unsuccessful.
Gross Findings: Skin ulcers, hemothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage and multifocal 4-5 mm pulmonary nodules.
Histopath diagnosis:
Lung: Pyogranulomatous bronchopneumonia, severe multifocal, with vasculitis, hemorrhage and intralesional fungal hyphae consistent with Aspergillus sp.
Trachea: Pyogranulomatous tracheitis, [...]
Filed under: Necropsy Cases | Tagged: Feline, Fungi, Respiratory | Leave a Comment »