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5 year old Persian cat

January 24, 2019 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is a 5-year-old male neutered Persian cat with increased respiratory rate and effort. What are your findings?

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Findings

The cardiac silhouette is enlarged and rounded, occupying the entire thoracic width on the dorsoventral projection. The pulmonary vasculature is enlarged. There is a diffuse interstitial pattern throughout the lungs that is beginning to obscure the cardiac silhouette and vasculature. No other abnormalities are identified.

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Differential Diagnosis

  • Cardiomegaly with heart failure and pulmonary edema
  • The cardiomegaly is most likely due to cardiomyopathy

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Diagnosis

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as well as pericardial effusion were confirmed on echocardiography.

Filed Under: Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Thorax

Comments

  1. jenvet says

    February 14, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    is there also mild pleural effusion?

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