The Microscopic Minute 

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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 type...

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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 subcut...

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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 RBC...

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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 carpi ...

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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 they woul...

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