Hydrops fetalis diagnosed by real‐time ultrasonography in a bichon frise bitch

Hydrops fetalis was diagnosed in a near term bichon frise bitch using real‐time ultrasonography. The affected fetus was identified by the presence of intrathoracic and subcutaneous fluid. It was delivered by caesarean operation with five normal fetuses. The ultrasound findings were confirmed post mortem although the fetus also had ascites.