Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 12‐year‐old spayed female American Pit Bull Terrier mix with a history of stage B2 myxomatous mitral valvular disease and a grade V/VI left apical systolic murmur presented as a referral for intermittent hacking coughing and a suspected primary pulmonary mass identified on thoracic radiographs obtained by her primary veterinarian. Her primary veterinarian initiated a furosemide trial and referred her to Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS) Internal Medicine for further investigation; evaluation at GCVS noted resolution of the coughing, and repeat thoracic radiographs demonstrated resolution of the previously identified left pulmonary mass, with a new mixed pattern likely of oesophageal origin noted in its place, suspected to represent fluid or gas. The absence of a pulmonary mass on the thoracic radiographs obtained at GCVS following furosemide administration, supported the interpretation that the pulmonary opacity was likely an atypical manifestation of early cardiogenic pulmonary oedema.
Source: Veterinary Record Case Reports
DOI: 10.1002/vrc2.70586
Authors: Amanda Y. Shen, Daniel Jardes, Carolyn Blank
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7204935803