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  • Beyond the Float: How Molecular Diagnostics Saved Drake

    Beyond the Float: How Molecular Diagnostics Saved Drake

    “Drake had been so sick the last two days that the owner was actually considering having him euthanized that morning.” What do you do when a seemingly routine case of hookworms doesn’t respond to standard treatment and your patient is fading fast? This was the reality for the team treating Drake, a three-month-old Goldendoodle puppy…

  • Case Study: Uncovering Atypical Addison’s Disease in a Great Dane

    Case Study: Uncovering Atypical Addison’s Disease in a Great Dane

    “Sometimes the most important finding is the absence of an expected response.” What happens when a patient’s lab work looks deceptively normal, even as they are getting sicker? Join us for the case of Libby, a Great Dane whose pneumonia was apparently improving on x-rays, yet she was mysteriously deteriorating, with recurrent vomiting and lethargy.…

  • The Curiously Common Case of Blondie: How Advanced Diagnostics Saved a Puppy’s Life

    The Curiously Common Case of Blondie: How Advanced Diagnostics Saved a Puppy’s Life

    In this episode of Tails From the Lab, hosts Drs. Holly Brown and Brad Ryan discuss the real-life case of Blondie, an eight-month-old Lab mix that presented with persistent vomiting, lethargy, dehydration and abdominal tension/pain after ingesting the fabric of a new chew toy.   To address her owner’s concerns, Blondie’s team needed to do some deeper diagnostic investigation. With the…

  • More than a Feeling: How Early Diagnostics Helped Identify Clementine’s Hypercalcemia

    More than a Feeling: How Early Diagnostics Helped Identify Clementine’s Hypercalcemia

    In this episode of Tails From the Lab, hosts Drs. Holly Brown and Brad Ryan talk through a case study of Clementine, a nine-year-old indoor cat who came in for a routine wellness visit appearing perfectly healthy. Her owner was hesitant about the need for extensive diagnostics, but the decision…