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Chetaah (Acinonyx jubatus): squamous cell carcinoma Animal: Female captive bred cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), 14 years, female Organ: Oesophagus History: The captive-bred cheetah lost weight and became progressively anorectic displaying a poor body condition with ruffled […]
Wild boar (Sus scrofa): brain, abscess Animal: Wild boar (Sus scrofa), adult, male Organ: brain History: The animal showed apathy, circling and was fearless of human beings. It was shoot and submitted for necropsy. […]
Animal: Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), Landrace, adult, female. Organ: Kidney (formalin-fixed tissue). History: High fever, severe dyspnea, anorexia, apathy, cutaneous hyperemia and petechial hemorrhages, death after a few hours after the onset […]
Diagnosis: Dog, Systemic scedosporiosis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum Animal: 10-month-old, female, Maremmano-Abruzzese sheepdog History: Weakness, lethargy, lateral decubitus, muscular rigidity and miosis. This animal was submitted for autopsy for diagnostic purposes. Post-mortem findings: Cream-colored nodules […]
Diagnosis: Striped dolphin. Lung. Severe, multifocal, chronic, bronchointerstitial pneumonia. Moderate, multifocal, subacute, pyogranulomatous bronchopneumonia with intralesional nematodes. Detailed information Animal: Adult, male, striped dolphin. Organ: Thoracic cavity and lung. History: The animal stranded alive with neurological signs, died soon […]
Red Kite: Tongue, intraepithelial nematode eggs consistent with Capillaria-like sp. (Eucoleus dispar), without inflammatory reaction of the host Animal: Red Kite (Milvus milvus), adult, female. Organ: Tongue. History: The animal was submitted to necropsy to […]
Horse, Hanoverian thoroughbred: hoof, moderate, multifocal, acute necrosis of secondary epidermal lamellae with scattered neutrophil infiltration and hyaline thrombi (Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa acuta) Animal: Horse, Hanoverian thoroughbred mare, 10 years, 480 kg Organ: hoof, left […]
Cat (Felis catus): Kidney, adenocarcinoma (metastasis form a pulmonary adenocarcinoma). Animal: Cat (Felis catus), adult, female Organ: Kidney History: The animal was submitted to necropsy to determine the cause of death. Autopsy findings: The lung […]
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta): Oesophagus, normal. Animal: Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), young adult, female Organ: Oesophagus History: The animal was submitted to necropsy to determine the cause of death. Animal was found dead […]
Pig: Oedema disease (E. coli) History: Weaner pig from a commercial intensified piggery presented for necropsy to the Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory (South Africa). The pig showed acute onset of nervous signs which included […]
Dog: Heart: Moderate, chronic, diffuse, right ventricular hypertrophy with intraluminal nematodes consistent with Dirofilaria immitis History: Beagle dog, female, 5 years Diagnosis: Heart: Moderate, chronic, diffuse, right ventricular hypertrophy with intraluminal nematodes […]
