Sentences with phrase «palpate all»

Your vet will most likely run a blood test, listen to your dog's heart and lungs, and palpate his internal organs.

If your vet is very experienced with ferrets, he may be able to palpate (feel) a hairball in your ferret's stomach if it has formed there, but he may also need to take an X-ray of your ferret to be sure.

Fat dogs, large dogs, anxious dogs and dogs that are tensing their abdomens due to pain (splinting) are harder to palpate.

We'll examine your pet's nose, eyes, and ears, check your pet's teeth and oral cavity, listen to your pet's heart and lungs, carefully examine the skin and coat, look for any unusual lumps or swelling, palpate the abdomen and muscles and perform an orthopedic evaluation of the bones, joints and back.

Palpate joints and muscles — By examining the joints, legs and other areas of the body, we are able to evaluate for swollen joints, decreased muscle tone and variations in muscle size between the limbs.

You can expect one of our doctors to listen to your pet's heart and lungs, check their oral cavity, vision and ears, and palpate their joints, muscles, lymph nodes, abdomen and skin.

Some dogs are much easier to palpate (feel) than others.

Sometimes they may palpate a greatly enlarged bladder if they are blocked; sometimes a tiny thick walled bladder from irritation and straining.

The veterinarian will also palpate (or feel) the abdomen and assess the size and shape of the kidneys, liver, intestines and bladder.

A physical exam allows us to pick up on things that your pet may not be showing or telling you — such as a new heart murmur, changes in the size of their kidneys or liver, new growths or lumps, or pain or abnormalities when we palpate certain abdominal organs or joints.

A sludgy bladder may palpate like a wet bag of sand.

You may be able to feel a hard, tense bladder if you palpate his abdomen.

In more than half of the cases, veterinarians can palpate (locate with their fingers) the missing testicle just forward of the scrotum or in the fat located in the animals groin.

The vet will palpate the bird for evidence of superficial tumors and examine the abdominal area for evidence of increased intraabdominal pressure due to conditions such as egg - yolk peritonitis, liver enlargement or intraabdominal tumors.

Take the puppy and examine him carefully: palpate its rib cage and waist.

When your animal sees the veterinarian, the vet will palpate your pet's abdomen.

• Check if your pet is overweight or underweight • Check for signs of infection / disease of the skin, ears, and teeth • Check for lumps and / or bumps on the skin that may potentially be malignant • Evaluate the heart for murmurs • Educate on common clinical signs of disease that your pet may already be experiencing • «Palpate» or feel the belly to check for any pain • Evaluate the eyes for any disease • Evaluate your pet's gait for any limping

Clear eyes, a shiny coat and clean teeth are signs of a healthy system, but the doctor will also listen to the heart and lungs, palpate the abdomen and look deep into the ear canals.

Your vet might even palpate stones in the bladder.

Fat cats, large cats, anxious cats and cats that are tensing their abdomens due to pain (splinting) are harder to palpate.

Increased joint fluid pressure in the stifle, which makes the patellar tendon less easy to palpate physically.

They will then palpate your dog's abdomen to check the internal organs.

We will carefully listen your pet's heart and lungs, thoroughly examine their eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, skin and coat and meticulously palpate their abdomen, muscles and joints.

In order to determine if dogs are overweight, owners should palpate the ribs and check if the dog's waist and tuck up is visible.

Your veterinarian can palpate your dog's knees and then complete the form.

If you are unsure if your pet's knee requires bone rotation for alignment (medically called «tibial crest transposition»), you can ask your veterinarian if they can palpate the alignment of the tibial crest or take an x-ray with the knees perfectly straight up and down to see if the bones are aligned.

During the physical exam, your veterinarian will check your pup's eyes and ears, look in his mouth and check his teeth, listen to his heart, palpate his belly, and check to see if his testicles have dropped yet.

While at Durango, I was able to observe all stages of mare reproductive management and was able to palpate a few mares myself.

We also look carefully for any unusual lumps or swelling, palpate the abdomen and muscles and perform an orthopedic evaluation of the bones, joints and back.

Palpate each gland individually and gently for swelling, discharge, ulceration, hardness, extra warmth, nodules, or discomfort.

Palpate joints and muscles — Arthritis and other orthopedic conditions are relatively common and if diagnosed at a later stage can be quite painful and limit your pet's activity.

Palpate lymph nodes, abdomen and skin — By using the hands to touch and feel for abnormalities such as bumps, lesions or hair loss, Dr. Mel can detect dermatological and systemic illnesses.

Alternatively, with the cat in the same position, turn its head to the left and palpate.

This is an ideal time because your pet is not moving, it is commonly on its back and we have good access and visualization of the area, and the muscle relaxation allows us to thoroughly palpate small nodules.

As a subjective assessment of body condition, you should be able to feel the backbone and palpate the ribs in an animal of healthy weight.

There are not many signs of this condition onX - rays and it is often impossible to palpate (feel) the twist.

To score your cat's body condition, you will need to perform a visual examination of the cat from the side and from above as well as palpate the cat's ribs and waist.

At this time the vet will be able to palpate the puppies and give you an indication of how many to expect.

Dogs have a Carotid Pulse, but it is difficult to palpate.

Your veterinarian will want to perform a laboratory evaluation of your cats urine and will also palpate the urinary bladder to see if stones can be felt.

When rabbits do not eat well and a veterinarian can palpate a large, doughy mass in the stomach, it is because there is intestinal stasis, not because there is a hairball.

e. Internal Organs / Abdomen: Palpate your dog's abdomen for things such as abnormal masses or pain.

b. Gastro - intestinal System: Palpate the abdomen and analyze a stool sample.

Your veterinarian will palpate your dog's abdomen; in some cases of the disease they will be able to feel the kidneys due to abnormal enlargement.

k. Lymphatic System: Palpate lymph nodes for size and signs of tumors or inflammation

It is this reason that we must sedate and palpate, listen and look at all the body systems to make sure the pet is well.

Your vet may also palpate the joint and patella to physically feel if the kneecap is displaced.

Sometimes, your veterinarian may be able to palpate (feel) an enlarged mass in the area of the pancreas.

Veterinarians may be able to palpate the uterus for the existence of puppies at the end of this period.

Obesity may prevent a veterinarian from being able to palpate to confirm the pregnancy.