The Microscopic MinuteĀ 

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[1 MIN VIDEO] Um, I didn't expect to see you here....

I've got a super cool case for you today!

I found something really unexpected in a liver FNA from a dog with a fever and lethargy...

Watch this 1 minute video and see what it was...

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Young dog with peculiar skin mass

Vaccine hypersensitivity reactions aren't super common, but they do occur.

There are actually a number of different ways a pet can develop a reaction to a vaccine. But in this case, I show you a...

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How can you tell if a mass is due to vaccine hypersensitivity?

It always makes me happy when I can be the bearer of good news. Not everything that is pretty in the path world is terrible! 

This 10 year old pupper presented to his vet for development of a...

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Have a Howell Jolly December!

It's the holidays, so it's officially that time of year...

...to wish you a Howell Jolly December!

Howell Jolly bodies are RBC nuclear fragments. They are round, dense, blue circles inside the...

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Let's talk about Histo, baby

Fungal is my favorite. Is that weird to say?

This case is from a 2 year old cat with intermittent lethargy. 

On presentation he had several non-healing cutaneous wounds, mostly focused on his...

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Ugly spindle cells - what do they mean?

Here's a nasty one. 

This middle aged pup presented to his vet for 2 "blood-filled" masses on his pinna. 

When I read the description of them being blood filled, I wasn't super optimistic...

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