Diagnostic Case 1

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Signalment: 10-month-old female domestic shorthair cat

History: This animal was presented to the University of Georgia Teaching Hospital with a history of dyspnea, tachypnea, hind limb pain, and posterior paresis.

Gross Findings: Gross necropsy findings included dilated (congestive) cardiomegaly, pulmonary edema, hepatomegaly, and ascites. A saddle thrombus was found at the aortic bifurcation.

Fig 1. Low power photomicrograph of a mid-sagittal section through the right globe.

 

Fig 2. High power photomicrograph of the retina

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