This week we had some good old fashioned films to look at. No powerpoint, and everyone clustered around the viewboxes to get a look at them. We also gave the residents two at a time with a 15 minute time limit. It's good practice for letting the last case go and moving on to the next one. Case … [Read more...]

This week's KCC was all about ultrasound. It can be very different to look at clips of other people's scans rather than at your own. This is good practice for the oral boards. Case 1 Case 1 was an older female spayed domestic short hair cat with vomiting. The scan showed a hypoechoic liver, mildly … [Read more...]

Last week it was my turn to find cases to challenge the residents with. I collected some of my favorites from the last several months. Case 1 10 year male neutered feline domestic shorthair with weight loss and muscle wasting  for 1 year. The abdominal radiographs for this cat showed a cranial … [Read more...]

This week's KCC was hosted by one of our emeritus faculty with some excellent abdominal cases. The ultrasound machine was "broken" all night, so we got to look at some special studies. It brought up some debate on the choice between ultrasound and an upper GI as well. The bowel is difficult to … [Read more...]

This week's KCC was a time honored tradition called Stump the Stars. Yes, this time the faculty were on the other side of the table and the residents were calling the shots. They came up with cases that were challenging and novel, and challenged us to come up with a dignosis. It brought back … [Read more...]