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5 year old cat

December 19, 2016 By Allison Zwingenberger

Today’s case is a 5-year-old male neutered domestic medium hair cat with tachypnea (RR=50) and abdominal effort when breathing. What’s your interpretation?

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Findings

There is a severe diffuse bronchial pattern present. Some of the cranial lobar bronchi are mildly dilated and do not taper appropriately. The trachea is consistently dilated. The heart and pulmonary vasculature are normal. No abnormalities are noted within the mediastinum, pleural space, or portion of the abdomen included.

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Differential Diagnosis

Severe lower airway disease +/- infectious component

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Diagnosis

DX CHEST STUDY

CT Impressions: Marked, diffuse bronchointerstitial pattern with ill-defined soft tissue pulmonary nodules, bronchiectasis, and tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy.
Tracheobronchoscopy and sampling: Moderate neutrophilic and eosinophilic inflammation / exudate. 1 colony Pasteurella cultured.

Filed Under: Case of the Day, CT/MRI, Feline, Radiographs, Thorax

Comments

  1. kburton says

    December 22, 2016 at 11:32 am

    Can this case be differentiated from asthma without CT/BAL? As I imagine glucocorticoids would be a bad idea for this cat!

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