Grace Vet Clinic, Englewood FL

03/28/2026

03/27/2026

03/27/2026

Welcome to Baldy's World........Lucy
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03/27/2026

Someone really loves me. Thanks, Deb….... Lucy

03/27/2026

03/26/2026

Just hanging out between patients. Trying to convinced Danielle that I need another Abby's apple fritter.....Lucy

03/26/2026

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A 48-year-old man was found to have a well-circumscribed peripheral lung nodule on imaging, prompting surgical resection for definitive diagnosis. In clinically asymptomatic patients, such findings are approached with a high index of suspicion for malignancy.

Histopathological examination, however, revealed an unexpected and rare etiology — human pulmonary dirofilariasis.

This zoonotic condition, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, represents an aberrant infection in which the canine heartworm fails to complete its lifecycle in humans. Instead, the parasite becomes lodged within the pulmonary vasculature, where its eventual death incites a localized granulomatous and thromboembolic response. The resulting lesion manifests as a solitary “coin lesion,” often radiographically indistinguishable from primary lung neoplasia.

Such cases remain uncommon and diagnostically challenging, underscoring the importance of maintaining a broad differential when evaluating solitary pulmonary nodules, even in the absence of clinical signs.

03/24/2026

https://www.usatoday.com/story/pets-animals/dog/2026/03/24/watch-how-brave-pup-rescues-lost-dog-from-a-frozen-creek/89283940007/?tbref=hp

Bunsen the Bernese Mountain Dog ignored his training to lead his owner to a heartbreaking discovery in the Alberta woods.