This is a difficult topic: anaphylaxis never comes with nice confirmatory histopathology, clinical pathology or advanced imaging. It’s a clinical diagnosis based on pattern recognition (acute onset and rapid remission, usually with prompt and full recovery, are important features). Partly for this reason I believe that it’s probably still widely under-diagnosed. At least, personally-speaking, I … Continue reading
Ah pancreases, pancreases, pancreases…..I don’t think anyone finds it easy to get good views of all parts of the canine pancreas in all individuals. Deep-chested dogs, dogs with painful abdomens, gas in the duodenum and/or caecum are all confounding factors. I find that using a high frequency linear probe is enormously helpful: the interpretation depend … Continue reading
We are liking this very current article:. Comparison of clinical findings between dogs with suspected anaphylaxis and dogs with confirmed sepsis. Walters, Andrea M.; O’Brien, Mauria A.; Selmic, Laura E.; McMichael, Maureen A. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.9/15/2017, Vol. 251 Issue 6, p681-688. This is an interesting issue… I strongly suspect that I have missed diagnoses of anaphylaxis in the past … Continue reading
This is my own dog -I’m feeling able to write this now that he’s recovered fully. As previously discussed anaphylaxis is a phenomenon which can be difficult to document definitively. However, like the last case which I wrote up a few weeks back this involved a previously 100% healthy dog with a wasp/bee chasing habit … Continue reading
Anaphylaxis is familiar in human medicine and as a general concept the idea of a systemic, immediate hypersensitivity reaction is straightforward enough. However, strict defining criteria for a diagnosis of anaphylactic episodes have proved more difficult. The phenomenon is much less commonly documented in domestic pets than in people. This case relates to a young, … Continue reading
