Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Advait Milind Swami, Dr. V Vijayanand, Dr. M Balagangatharathilagar, Dr. Vishnurahav and Dr. E Madhesh

Abstract:
A four-and-a-half-year-old male Great Dane dog was presented at Small Animal Medicine Unit of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Tirunelveli with a history of abdominal distension, severe cough, activity intolerance and panting for past 1 week. A right lateral radiograph was taken which revealed complete border effacement of the cardiac silhouette suggesting pleural effusion. Point-of-care thoracic ultrasound (POCTUS) was performed according to Vet BLUE protocol and it revealed anechoic content at the cranial, middle and Perihilar region. Echocardiographic findings revealed Left Ventricular diameter after diastole - 7.48 cm, Left Ventricular diameter after systole 6.51 cm, Ejection fraction – 27% and fractional shortening – 13%. Needle thoracocentesis was performed as an emergency protocol to alleviate respiratory distress. Patient showed improvement after performing thoracocentesis.