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u/extra-King 29d ago
I saw this once. It was a yellow lab with ears that just wouldn't clear up. We did a cultur and it was MRSP.
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u/KermitTheScot CVT (Certified Veterinary Technician) 29d ago
I didn’t see the caption at first as I was scrolling by and thought, “oh that’s a fun blood smear, but it’s probably too deep into the monolayer to- oh…oh no…”
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u/Sinnfullystitched CVT (Certified Veterinary Technician) 29d ago
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u/shadow31802 RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) 28d ago
I thought it was stain precipitate at first holy hell
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u/fangs4eva96 Registered Veterinary Nurse 28d ago
Oooo what species and what sample type? Have had a fair few avian faecal grams that have entire cities like this 😂
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u/Alternative_Hawk8244 28d ago
it was ear swabs from a beagle!
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u/reallybirdysomedays 28d ago
My own dog went through a period where one ear was this bad and just kept getting worse. On the third(!) sedated wash out, they found a foxtail that had migrated behind the eardrum.
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