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History:
6 years old female, labrador retriver.
2 weeks history of weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea.
WBC - 56,000. Hct- 34
BUN-34, ALP-302
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Findings:
There is air noted in the terminal colon.
There are fluid and gas filled small intestinal loops, within normal size.
There are fluid filled elongated structures within the caudo-ventral abdomen, location and appearance suggestive of fluid filled uterus.
Diagnosis:
Pyometra
Discussion:
The uterus is not normally seen on plain radiographs
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