3-year-older male neutered Rabbit
2015 Image Interpretation - Case 1
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- Originally brought to shelter as a “found on the road”
- Neutered prior to adoption from shelter (current owner has had for ~2 years)
- Goes to rDVM for routine care, no problems noted by owner. rDVM palpated large abdominal mass and referred for further work up.
- BAR, T-102.6F, HR-280, RR-60, BW-2.43kg, mm-pink, moist
- Multiple firm masses on abdominal palpation
- Other aspects of PE WNL
Hyperglobulinemia, leukocytosis (heterophilia, lymphopenia, monocytosis)
Masses from region of left adrenal gland and kidney are coalescing bacterial abscesses
Dx: Pyelonephritis (S. aureus)