Gallbladder Mucocoele
A build-up of thick, immobile bile that fills the gallbladder of (usually senior) dogs and can obstruct bile flow or, at worst, rupture. It is often found incidentally on an ultrasound and is strongly linked to Cushing's and other hormone conditions. The decision is elective surgery versus careful monitoring.
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Gallbladder Mucocoele: The Senior-Dog Surprise on the Scan
Your older dog went in for an ultrasound, quite possibly for something else entirely, a lump, a routine senior check, a vague off-colour week, and the report has come back with a phrase you have never heard: gallbladder...
Mucocoele: Operate Now, or Watch and Wait?
Your dog has a gallbladder mucocoele, it was found by chance, and your dog seems completely well. Now you are being asked to decide something that feels impossible: do you put a well dog through major abdominal surgery...
Cushing's, Thyroid Disease and the Gallbladder Link
Your dog has Cushing's disease, or an underactive thyroid, and now a scan has found a gallbladder mucocoele, and you are wondering whether the two are connected. Or perhaps it is the other way around: a mucocoele turned...
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