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9 year old DSH

June 4, 2020 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is a 9-year-old male neutered Domestic Shorthair cat with chronic renal failure. What are your findings?

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Findings

The liver and gastrointestinal tract appear normal. The left kidney is small with an irregular border and central calculi in the pelvis. The right kidney is enlarged and has a flattened cranial pole on the ventrodorsal projection. Calculi are present in the renal pelvis.
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Differential Diagnosis

  • Bilateral chronic renal change
  • Right renal enlargement may be due to compensatory hypertrophy or hydronephrosis (ureteral obstruction).
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Diagnosis

  • Right renal hydronephrosis secondary to right ureteral obstruction (mucus plug) and moderate hypertrophy (histopathology)
Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging showed an enlarged right kidney with marked pelvic dilation and poorly defined architecture.

Filed Under: Abdomen, Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Ultrasound

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