Front-on photograph of the eye showing a corneal scar in the paracentral zone. The horizontal wavy line over the pupil is a strand of hair on the cornea. Lateral view of eye showing the adhesions between the iris and the corneal endothelium Medial view of the eye showing adhesions bet…
Bruce, a nine-year-old male Indie was referred for Sonography after being non-responsive for treatment of Tick Fever. The dog apparently showed typical signs suggestive of tick fever including fever, anemia, splenomegaly, and anorexia for about 2 weeks. Ultrasonography of the abdo…
Photograph of the cat showing diffused thickening of the iris and emergence of new capillaries on the iris that are non-radially directed. Note the posterior synechiae appearing as thin fibrous links between the iris and the lens circumferentially (white arrowheads). Also, note the diff…
A five-year-old Persian cat presented with a complaint of acute onset paraplegia progressing to tetraplegia the following day. These signs started a day after a grooming session. The details of the Neurological examination performed is described below. Signalment -5-year-old n…
Lens-induced uveitis is a common complication of cataracts in dogs. Although it was initially associated with hyper mature cataracts, many ophthalmologists opine that all stages of cataracts have some degree of subclinical uveitis present. Two distinct types of LIU are recognized in…
A seven-year-old male Siberian Husky was presented with a complaint of an ulcerating mass on the dorsolateral region of the base of the tail. The mass persisted for more than six months but started to ulcerate a week before. A tentative diagnosis of a supra caudal gland tumor/ tail gla…
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- I am Dr. Varun Sastry, a small animal vet. I am an accomplished veterinary surgeon and with this blog, intend to use my experience to contribute to the profession and keep updated with the very latest in small animal practice. An enthusiast of 'Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine', graduated from Veterinary College, Hassan with a Bachelor's degree and from Veterinary College, Bangalore with a Master's degree in Surgery. I'm pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (PG Cert.) offered by the university of Chester, UK.