A 'Fancy' Antibody?

Is this antibody fancy?

Gongjoo Paik - Illinois

V:50 I:4 Foot in Mouth Disease Honorable Mention

Necropsy Report

Caitlyn Lennon - Western

V:50 I:4 Cases/Abstracts 1st Place

NECROPSY REPORT

Pet’s Name:        Patient X

Sex:                    Castrated male

Age:                    14 years

Species:              Canine

Weight:               26 lbs       

HISTORY 

Patient presented for evaluation after sliding down the stairs. A grade III/IV heart murmur, laxity of left stifle, moderate obesity, and significant periodontal disease was appreciated. Radiographs revealed mild cardiomegaly, mild left atrial enlargement, an otherwise unremarkable geriatric thorax (mild bronchointerstitial pattern), joint effusion in the left stifle, and mild DJD of the left tarsus. Pre-operative bloodwork revealed mild hyperalbuminemia, elevated ALP, and thrombocytosis. A lateral suture repair was performed the next day. Patient became hypotensive during surgery, but an increase in the fluid rate improved it slightly. At 11:20am the day after surgery the patient had a temperature of 104.5, was panting, had tacky mucous membranes, and was 6-7% dehydrated. His temperature decreased to 101.7 at 1pm after therapy initiated. By 8pm the temperature had increased to 103.1. The next day the patient was found deceased in his cage at 6:45am and his body was placed in the freezer at 12pm.

GROSS EXAMINATION

The animal submitted for necropsy is Patient X, a castrated male terrier mix canine.

Integumentary System:

The carcass has a body condition score of 4/5 with prominent fat stores. An oval mass was found in the right inguinal region, measuring 2.5cm by 1.5cm, and consisted of adipose tissue (lipoma). There was marked hyperemia of the skin in the inguinal region. No other significant lesions were observed in the skin or subcutaneous tissues. 

Musculoskeletal System:

The right hip joint was opened and revealed mild fibrillation, roughening, and erosion of the head of the femur, consistent with mild degenerative joint disease. A 10cm long incision was noted on the lateral aspect of the left stifle region (Figure 3). Staples were removed and sutured layers were incised, revealing strong, nonabsorbable sutures extending from the lateral fabella to the cranial aspect of the tibial crest, extracapsular to the stifle joint (Figure 4). This is consistent with a lateral suture repair technique for a rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament. The stifle joint was opened and no gross lesions were appreciated (Figure 4). The left tarsal joint was also opened and no gross lesions were revealed.

Gross Diagnosis:

1)     Mild degenerative joint disease of the right hip joint

2)     Lateral suture repair surgery of the left stifle

3)     Grossly normal left stifle and tarsal joints

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This Was a Terrible Idea

Abaigeal Mleziva - Wisconsin-Madison

V:50 I:4 Creative Corner Honorable Mention

 

This Was a Terrible Idea

 

PokerFace

Skinner Photography

Stephanie Skinner - Kansas State

V:50 I:4 Creative Corner Honorable Mention

Crab

Butterfly

 

 Flamingo

The Epic of Mesenchymesh

Joseph Zarin - UC Davis

V:50 I:4 Creative Corner Winner

The Epic of Mesenchymesh

In the realm, Endothelonia
Along the banks of the Red River
A young cell dreamt
To see the Spleen and the Liver

But he was bound with his brethren
Enshackled by chains
The world, his vision
Mesenchymesh, his name

He preached to his kin
"There is more, there is more!"
But the germ cells just laughed
The elders only ignored

Hepatocellular catacombs!
Splenic pulp, red and white!
The ebb and flow of the auricle
Not the left, but the right!

Mesenchymesh's words
Finally rang through
Unto the ears of a friend
Endokidu

They spread the gospel,
Of which they were emphatic:
"To truly reach enlightenment
Was to become Metastatic"

"What's that?" "No way!" 
was the buzz around town
"Can we truly be free
And not be bound?!"

"Yes, yes, yes,
YOU can be free!
You can see the world,
If you trust in me"

One by one,
Two by two,
What once was farce
Became the truth

Mesenchymesh led
With Endokidu at his side,
They set out at dawn
Along the sanguine tide

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