Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11019428 | Topics in Companion Animal Medicine | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
An 18-month-old domestic short hair male castrated cat presented with a history of fever of unknown origin of 1-year duration. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a mixed echogenicity mass. Cytological examination of the fluid obtained through fine needle aspiration was consistent with a retroperitoneal abscess. The cat underwent a midline celiotomy and the abscess was opened, lavaged, and omentalized. Antibiotics were also administered. Two months after surgery, the cat represented with a fluctuant swelling in the right flank region at the lumbodorsal triangle. Abdominal and mass ultrasound showed a mixed echogenicity swelling in the right flank. Under gas anesthesia, the swelling was surgically explored and a 0.4 cm long grass awn was found and removed. Telephone communication with the owners 6 months after surgery found the cat to be free of clinical signs.
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Authors
Hariklia MSc, Lysimachos G. DVM, PhD, MRCVS, Michail DVM, PhD, DipECVDI, Glykeria DVM, Athanasios DVM, MS,