Companion collection - Clinical conundrum

 Matthew Smith of Nantwich Veterinary Group invites Companion readers to consider a lethargic English Springer Spaniel.

 Laura Jenner, of Alphapet West Meads, invites Companion readers to consider an older Labrador presenting for inappropriate urinating and defecating indoors

 Jakub Vodnarek, an intern at Fitzpatrick Referrals, invites Companion readers to consider a Rhodesian Ridgeback with unusual acute-onset and progressive lameness

 Jude Bradbury, of Gamston Vets4Pets in Nottingham, invites Companion readers to consider an older Cocker Spaniel with diarrhoea and anorexia

 Harry Swales, Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Liverpool teaching hospital, invites Companion readers to consider a Golden Retriever with epistaxis

 Alessandro Conte, a former intern at Willows Veterinary Centre invites Companion readers to consider a lame Flat-Coated Retriever

  Angharad Simlett-Moss, Intern in Soft Tissue Surgery at the University of Liverpool Small Animal Teaching Hospital, invites Companion readers to consider an icteric Cocker Spaniel

  Julia Riggs, Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery at the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge invites Companion readers to consider a young dyspnoeic Pug.

  Laura Cole, a resident in emergency medicine and critical care at the Royal Veterinary College, invites Companion readers to consider a lethargic and tremoring crossbreed dog.

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  Julia Smith, an intern at Dick White Referrals, invites Companion readers to consider a dyspnoeic German Shepherd Dog

  Adam Swallow, currently a Junior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Langford Veterinary Services, invites Companion readers to consider chronic vomiting and weight loss in a 5-year-old crossbreed dog.

  This month Ann Hopkirk of Lincvet, Lincoln invites Companion readers to consider the case of a coughing Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

  Irina Gramer, Resident in Oncology at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, invites Companion readers to consider a Greyhound with pyrexia, generalized pain and weight loss which she saw as an intern at the VRCC.

    The 4-year-old Bengal cat was presented as an emergency following a collapse. Symptoms, diagnosis of salmonellosis and subsequent treatment are described.

  William Robinson describes the diagnosis and treatment of a lung lobe torsion that was causing breathlessness in a 2-year-old Pug.

  Claire Bradley at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket describes the diagnosis and treatment of a Russian Black Terrier presenting with gradual onset of ocular opacities. After initial testing the patient was referred for investigation of underlying causes for hyperlipidaemia.

  A 4-year-old Doberman presented with a painful mass causing lameness. The diagnosis and subsequent treatment options are discussed.

  Vicki Black is a resident at Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol and describes the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a 15-year-old cat suffering lameness.

  A Beagle puppy presented with lethargy, anorexia and haemorrhagic diarrhoea. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are described.

 A 3-year-old cat presented with a wound in the right axilia that had been sutured twice previously but had dehisced on both occasions. An investigation of the cause and the treatment are described.

 A 5-month-old female Cocker Spaniel presented with a 4 week history of regurgitation. Fluoroscopy led to a diagnosis of cricopharyngeal achalasia which was successfully treated with surgery.

  An 8-year-old Whippet presented with progressive pelvic limb lameness of 6 months duration. Six weeks prior to this referral the Whippet had been treated for proteinuria, and previous history included a seroma 7 months ago on the left pelvic limb at the site of an earlier arthrodesis.

 A 3-year-old Standard Poodle had a 2-year history of intermittent stranguria and pollakiuria. Diagnosis, treatment and outcome are discussed.

 A 10-year-old Samoyed presented with abdominal distension of 5 days’ duration. Portal vein thrombosis was diagnosed and the process of diagnosis and treatment is discussed.

 A 2-year-old Boxer presented with tachycardia and a heart murmur following a period of illness and a previous presentation with a pyometra that led to a ovariohysterectomy. The diagnosis and progression of the underlying condition is described.