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6 year old DMH cat

August 20, 2015 By Allison Zwingenberger

Today’s case is a 6 year old female neutered domestic medium hair cat with bilateral pelvic limb lameness. What are your findings and differential diagnoses?

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Findings

There is bilateral tarsal effusion affecting all joints, particularly within the tibiotarsal joint. There is extensive periarticular osteophyte formation with relatively smooth margination. The tarsal bones appear heterogeneous.

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Differential Diagnosis

  • Polyarthritis, feline progressive polyarthritis.

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Diagnosis

Joint fluid analysis was declined by the owners, and no definitive diagnosis was obtained.

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

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