Today’s case is a 6-month-old female domestic shorthair cat with increased respiratory effort and rate. Take a look and post your comments!
Findings
The d/v projection is mismarked with the right side designated as left. The sternum is concave in appearance, and deviates dorsally toward the spine. This has resulted in deviation of the heart to the left hemithorax. The seventh and eighth sternal segments are not visible. The cardiac silhouette appears enlarged, and the vasculature is prominent.
Differential Diagnosis
- Pectus excevatum
- Possible congenital cardiac anomaly causing cardiomegaly and vascular pattern
Diagnosis
- Pectus excevatum
- No heart murmur was ausculted, and further workup of the cardiac changes were not pursued