Microfilaria identified in a penguin Cheryl Maguire, DVM, Mindy Borst, LVT An unidentified microfilaria was found on a blood smear obtained from a 16-year old, female, captive penguin who was being treated for respiratory aspergillosis. The … [Read more...]
Fatal Haemonchosis in a Llama
Fatal Haemonchosis in a Llama Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP and Mindy Borst, LVT Haemonchosis refers to parasitic infection with Haemonchus contortus, a blood-sucking parasite that lives in the abomasum. This parasite is also known as the barber … [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...]
Meningeal Worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in a Sitatunga
Meningeal Worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in a Sitatunga Terry Hensley, MS, DVM and Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD A less than one-year-old, 48 lb. female sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) in fair to poor body condition was submitted to the Texas A&M … [Read more...]
Necropsy of a Sulcata Tortoise (Geochelone sulcate) with Urinary Calculi
Necropsy of a Sulcata Tortoise (Geochelone sulcate) with Urinary Calculi By Will Sims, DVM, MS An eight-month-old sulcate tortoise was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) Amarillo laboratory for … [Read more...]
