“Hardware Disease” in Backyard Chickens Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD “Hardware disease” in backyard chickens and other birds is caused by the ingestion of metal objects present in their environment. These objects range from sharp objects that … [Read more...]
Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection Confirmed in a Canine
Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection Confirmed in a Canine Cheryl Maguire, DVM An adult, mixed-breed dog was presented to their veterinarian for progressive lethargy, fever, and abdominal distension. The dog had recently started treatment with … [Read more...]
Drug Testing During the Fall Livestock Show Season
Drug Testing During the Fall Livestock Show Season Travis Mays, MS, PhD Between the months of August to December, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) performs drug testing on more than 1,000 urine, blood, fecal, and … [Read more...]
Ehrlichia canis discovered in dog
Ehrlichia canis discovered in dog Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD, and Megan Schroeder, PhD A 7-year-old, neutered Labrador Retriever was presented to their veterinarian for acute onset of lethargy, inappetence, and epistaxis. … [Read more...]
Thyroid Disease Testing at TVMDL: Diagnostic Guidance and Testing Considerations
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) offers four panels for clients wishing to test for thyroid disease. Learn more about each panel, additional test considerations, information over treatment monitoring below. Click … [Read more...]
Dimitrov joins Amarillo laboratory as virology and molecular diagnostics section head
Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD recently joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) Amarillo facility as the virology and molecular diagnostics section head. In 2005, Dr. Dimitrov earned his master and doctoral degrees … [Read more...]
Contagious Ecthyma Diagnosed in a Young Goat
Contagious Ecthyma Diagnosed in a Young Goat Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP, Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD The body of a 3-month-old goat was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory … [Read more...]
Bovine Abortion Caused by Leptospira spp.
Bovine Abortion Caused by Leptospira spp. Guy Sheppard, DVM, Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD, and Megan Schroeder, PhD Tissue from a cross-bred bovine fetus in the third trimester of gestation was submitted to the Texas A&M … [Read more...]
Coccidiosis in Broiler Breeders
Coccidiosis in Broiler Breeders By Gabriel Senties-Cue, MVZ, EPAA, MS, TVMDL Center Resident Director Severe coccidiosis was diagnosed in a 22-week-old, broiler breeder flock. Three dead birds were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary … [Read more...]
Diagnosing Feline Heartworms
Diagnosing Feline Heartworms By Melanie T. Landis, DVM, MBA, TVMDL Microbiology Veterinary Diagnostician We are all familiar with the saying that “cats are not small dogs”. This is true when it comes to feline heartworm disease. While dogs are … [Read more...]
Periasamy Joins Agency as College Station Virology Section Head
Sivakumar Periasamy, BVSc, PhD joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) College Station laboratory on September 9. Dr. Periasamy will serve as the laboratory’s virology section head. In 2001, Dr. Periasamy earned … [Read more...]
Possible Eprinomectin toxicity in a calf
Possible Eprinomectin toxicity in a calf Travis May, MS, PhD A two-month-old, 150-pound, Brahman-cross heifer calf was observed with neurologic signs following application of what was believed to be a permethrin-based insecticide. The calf died … [Read more...]
Atypical Mycobacteriosis in a Cat
Atypical Mycobacteriosis in a Cat Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP Skin samples from a 9-year-old Siamese cat were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station. This cat was reported to clinically … [Read more...]
Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer: Clinical Signs and Diagnostic Guidance
Hemorrhagic disease is a viral disease caused by either the epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus or the bluetongue virus. These viruses are closely related, but genetically distinct. In North America, hemorrhagic disease is seen primarily among … [Read more...]
Blue-green Algae: Keeping Pets and Livestock Safe this Summer
As summer comes to an end, animal owners should be wary of the potential threat of blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a phylum of bacteria that produce energy through photosynthesis. These bacteria are often found … [Read more...]
Mitigating the Risk of Mosquitos: EEE, WEE, and WNV Diagnostic Guidance
Each summer, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) confirms several cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) in horse populations across the state. Mosquitos play a vital role in the … [Read more...]
Mammary sarcoma diagnosed in a Chihuahua
Mammary sarcoma diagnosed in a Chihuahua Gabriel Gomez DVM, PhD and Cheryl Maguire, DVM A nine-year-old, intact female, Chihuahua dog presented to their veterinarian for a solitary mass on the caudal most left mammary gland. The mass was excised … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Guidance: Fowl Pox
Diagnostic Guidance: Fowl Pox By Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD Fowl pox is caused by a DNA virus (fowl pox virus). Many species of birds have their own specific pox virus. Infection can occur in two different forms: dry and wet. Dry pox occurs … [Read more...]
Helman and Monday Present at 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium and Summer Academy of Veterinary Consultants Meeting
Dr. Gayman Helman, Amarillo Resident Director, and Dr. Jessie Monday, veterinary diagnostician, recently attended the 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium and the summer Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) meetings in Denver, Colorado. The … [Read more...]
MSMA (monosodium methyl arsenate) is Not for Pasture Use
MSMA (monosodium methyl arsenate) is Not for Pasture Use Cat Barr, PhD A cattle owner in eastern Texas noticed several of the 50 weaned calves in his coastal pasture had diarrhea and didn’t seem to want to eat. The pasture had been sprayed with … [Read more...]
A case of Coccidioidomycosis in a Llama (Lama glama)
A case of Coccidioidomycosis in a Llama (Lama glama) Owais A. Khan DVM PhD DACVM, Will P. Sims DVM, and Gayman R. Helman DVM PhD A variety of fresh and fixed tissues, including lung, liver, kidney, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes, from a … [Read more...]
Chancellor’s Research Initiative: Koo joins TVMDL as assistant professor for research
Sunwoo Koo, PhD, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) on August 1 as an assistant professor for research. In his role, Dr. Koo will be part of a newly established research and development group at TVMDL that … [Read more...]
Gangrenous dermatitis discovered in separate broiler flocks
Gangrenous dermatitis discovered in separate broiler flocks Gabriel Senties-Cue, MVZ, EPAA, MS Recently, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Center diagnosed gangrenous dermatitis (GD) in three flocks of broilers … [Read more...]
A dog skin infection caused by bacteria and a novel fungal pathogen, Trichocladium sp
A dog skin infection caused by bacteria and a novel fungal pathogen, Trichocladium sp. Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD, Amy Swinford, DVM, MS, DACVM, and Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP A nine-year-old female, spayed dog was presented to a … [Read more...]
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in White-Tailed deer
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in White-Tailed deer By Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, MS, PhD, Pamela Ferro, MS, PhD, and Megan Schroeder, PhD, and Brooke Kehlenbrink* *Fourth year veterinary student Food Animal Track TVMDL … [Read more...]
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