Septic thrombus of the renal vein and vena cava in a Pug dog with pyelonephritis
This Pug presented semi-recumbent and febrile with severe abdominal pain. On abdominal ultrasound, the dominant pattern of change involved hyperechoic peri-renal retroperitoneal fat on the left side and small pockets of peri-renal and peri-ureteral effusion. The left kidney was diffusely hyperechoic with reduced cortico-medullary distinction but of unremarkable overall size and shape. Neither renal pelvis … Continue reading
