Sentences with phrase «abdominal fluid»

In severe cases, hospitalization is required with a complete work - up (blood tests, abdominal x-rays and possibly surgery to drain abdominal fluids).

They are diagnosed by finding the egg of the parasite in abdominal fluid or in the urine.

Some cats and dogs can have seizures, fainting spells, have difficulty walking or an accumulation of abdominal fluid.

In the abdomen, the inner ring absorbs normal abdominal fluid and gradually swells, pressing on the shunt and encouraging it to scar shut.

Testing abdominal fluid using a test called amniocentesis is used on dogs with sudden abdominal pain.

When pancreatitis is suspected in a dog or cat with a tender or bloated abdomen, abdominal fluid taped from the tummy is more likely to have a higher amylase reading than blood from the same pet.

Affected dogs may exhibit weight loss, weakness, or abdominal fluid retention.

Your veterinarian may also recommend performing abdominal radiographs instead of or in addition to thoracic radiographs to look for free abdominal fluid (ascites) if they suspect right - sided congestive heart failure.

Cats with suspected pancreatitis seem to have high levels of abdominal fluid, says Dr. Goldstein, and they tend to have a yellowish tinge to their skin, gums, the whites of their eyes, and the tissue inside their mouths.

I'd run a total protein and lactate on an abdominal fluid sample from a Clydesdale suffering from colic cross with a suspected pelvic flexure impaction.

Fluid aspiration: A sample of chest, lung and abdominal fluid may be drawn for evaluation and testing.

Signs of this disease include weight loss, depression, abdominal fluid, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea and fever.

Dogs may have nonspecific signs such as lethargy, loss of appetite, weight loss or more specific signs such as difficulty breathing, pallor, or abdominal fluid.

An affected cat may experience fainting or seizures, have difficulty walking or have accumulation of abdominal fluid.

Some pups will have a significant amount of abdominal fluid (a normal translate), not the bladder contents, which is often first surmised.