06/17/2026
From the Spring Newsletter- Give the mystery photo your best try!
A 1-year-old, female, Sanaan goat is examined. The goat was lethargic on 4/29/26 with diarrhea. The goat herd has been vaccinated with Coviden 8, poured with a pyrethrin product and given an oral dewormer.
Eighty percent of the lungs are dark red, firm, heavy and wet cranioventrally. On section, the lungs ooze clear foam. The pericardium is diffusely thickened and opaque. Pale yellow, gelatinous material is between the ventral thoracic wall and apex of the heart. The distal small intestines are slightly thickened and red. The large intestine contents are semiliquid and brown-green. No significant abnormalities are observed in the remaining organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities and brain.
Lung (three sections) - alveoli and small airways contain large numbers of neutrophils and histiocytes admixed with fibrin. Airway epithelium is largely intact. Interlobular septa and pleura are markedly expanded by edema and mixed inflammatory cells.
Kidney, liver, thyroid, adrenal gland, heart, spleen, skeletal muscle, lymph node, brainstem, cerebellum, cerebrum, small intestine (multiple sections), colon (multiple sections), abomasum, rumen - no significant lesions.
What's your diagnosis based on these findings and the image of the animal's lung below? Check your answer here: https://buff.ly/TS9CNL3
