Peggy and Mickey (GA)
Member Since 2010
He is fine today. No trouble breathing through the night.
The report is as follows:
Case details: Acute onset respiratory distress, open mouth breathing but pink, improvement on oxygen. PE: Obese, tachypneic and tachycardic. R and L lateral VD widened mediastinum, enlarged pulmonary vessels, mass to the heart?
Findings:
Thorax: Unlike the previous two examinations, there is indication of approx 3.0 cm diameter mass superimposed upon the cranial cardiac silouette or the RLR view, this opacity is not evident on the LLR and more important, it is not evident on the VD view. Because it is seen on the RLR view, one would expect the mass to be located in the left cranial lung lobe. The cardiac silhouette is normal size and shape on the opposite lateral views: the silhouette on the VD view is likely supplemented by a large volume of pericardial fat. The patient as on the others studies is excessively overweight. The caudal pulmonary vessels continue to be larger than normal as mentioned on the previous report. The caudal mediastinal widning is due to fat accumulation: no evidence of cranial mediastinal mass. THe tracheal lumen is uniformely norrowed in the cervical region on the RLR view. No plural abnormalities are seen.
Conclusion:
Thorax: Findings on RLR view are quite convincing of a large 3.0 mass superimposed upon the right atrial region of the cardiac silhoutette but the VD fails to confirm the presence of a right or left cranial lung lobe mass and there is no evidence of a mass associated with both the heart and pericardium. I question whether this mass is actually an artifact of the gross amount of thoracic body wall fat/tissue rather than a pulmonary mass. Beyond this finding. The inlarged caudal pulmonary vessels are again seen on the VD view but I suspect, since they were perviously mentioned, that HW disease has been ruled out. Overall, the thoracic radiographs are devoid of abmormalities responsible for clinical signs- there is no evidence of cardiac disease(although potential pulmonary hypertension cannot be ruled out with the large pulmonary vessels), no pulmonary abnormalities are seen now that a cranial mass is unlikely, there is no pleral effusion or pneumothorax and the trachea is normal diameter except for a caudal cervical narrowingon the RLR view. One could concider a lateral view of the upper airway to rule out problems in this region.
Sorry so long, :roll:
So essentually we do not know what happened. Perhaps some allergic reaction? But the vet feels if I did not get him in oxygen he would have expired while I was at work. There are no new foods, cleaning products out, I don't think he has been bitten by anything. An enigma?
I don't get it. But happy he is ok for now.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!! Love Ya!!
The report is as follows:
Case details: Acute onset respiratory distress, open mouth breathing but pink, improvement on oxygen. PE: Obese, tachypneic and tachycardic. R and L lateral VD widened mediastinum, enlarged pulmonary vessels, mass to the heart?
Findings:
Thorax: Unlike the previous two examinations, there is indication of approx 3.0 cm diameter mass superimposed upon the cranial cardiac silouette or the RLR view, this opacity is not evident on the LLR and more important, it is not evident on the VD view. Because it is seen on the RLR view, one would expect the mass to be located in the left cranial lung lobe. The cardiac silhouette is normal size and shape on the opposite lateral views: the silhouette on the VD view is likely supplemented by a large volume of pericardial fat. The patient as on the others studies is excessively overweight. The caudal pulmonary vessels continue to be larger than normal as mentioned on the previous report. The caudal mediastinal widning is due to fat accumulation: no evidence of cranial mediastinal mass. THe tracheal lumen is uniformely norrowed in the cervical region on the RLR view. No plural abnormalities are seen.
Conclusion:
Thorax: Findings on RLR view are quite convincing of a large 3.0 mass superimposed upon the right atrial region of the cardiac silhoutette but the VD fails to confirm the presence of a right or left cranial lung lobe mass and there is no evidence of a mass associated with both the heart and pericardium. I question whether this mass is actually an artifact of the gross amount of thoracic body wall fat/tissue rather than a pulmonary mass. Beyond this finding. The inlarged caudal pulmonary vessels are again seen on the VD view but I suspect, since they were perviously mentioned, that HW disease has been ruled out. Overall, the thoracic radiographs are devoid of abmormalities responsible for clinical signs- there is no evidence of cardiac disease(although potential pulmonary hypertension cannot be ruled out with the large pulmonary vessels), no pulmonary abnormalities are seen now that a cranial mass is unlikely, there is no pleral effusion or pneumothorax and the trachea is normal diameter except for a caudal cervical narrowingon the RLR view. One could concider a lateral view of the upper airway to rule out problems in this region.
Sorry so long, :roll:
So essentually we do not know what happened. Perhaps some allergic reaction? But the vet feels if I did not get him in oxygen he would have expired while I was at work. There are no new foods, cleaning products out, I don't think he has been bitten by anything. An enigma?
I don't get it. But happy he is ok for now.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!! Love Ya!!
