How Tissue Samples Revealed the True Cause Behind a Rabbit’s Sudden Death
Rabbits are like little bundles of energy, hopping around with that twitchy nose and those big hopeful eyes that just melt your heart. You...
How I Used Pathology to Help Manage an Outbreak of Bacterial Disease in Poultry
I never thought my love for old bones and weird diseases would come in handy on a sunny afternoon when my neighbor’s chickens started...
Revisiting a Case of Bacterial Pneumonia That Didn’t Respond as Expected
When Pneumonia Plays Hard to Get Imagine this: a case of bacterial pneumonia lands on your desk. The team jumps in, armed with the usual...
Reflecting on the Complexities of Diagnosing Toxic Myopathies in Farm Animals
Diagnosing illnesses in farm animals is no walk in the pasture. Especially when it comes to toxic myopathies — conditions where muscles get poisoned...
Revisiting a Difficult Diagnosis: Lessons From a Complex Canine Skin Lesion
There are moments in veterinary pathology when a case lingers in your mind long after you have walked away from the microscope. You might...
Lessons From a Rare Canine Autoimmune Disease Diagnosed Through Tissue Samples
You know those moments when your dog seems totally fine one minute, chasing squirrels like a pro, then suddenly acts off—losing energy, maybe scratching...
The Moment I Realized How Crucial Environmental History Is in Wildlife Cases
It hit me one chilly morning during a team meeting at the veterinary pathology lab. We were going over the usual list of mysterious...
How Pathology Helped Clarify a Sudden Death in a Group of Exotic Pets
There is something unsettling when a group of exotic pets, living comfortably in their carefully crafted home, suddenly begins to drop one by one....
An Unexpected Viral Cause Behind a Cat’s Chronic Respiratory Symptoms
Ever noticed how cats have this uncanny ability to hide their pain? That little purr machine, so fluffy and proud, can be suffering like...
How Chronic Liver Disease Presented Differently in a Horse Than I Anticipated
When I first heard the words “chronic liver disease” connected to a horse, I pictured the usual suspects: a sluggish animal, perhaps jaundiced, maybe...
Imagine this: a flock of birds starts acting strangely. Some are listless. Others fluff up like tiny puffballs, barely pecking at their food. The...