Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Indoor cat with chest bone slipping but no breathing trouble
By Lam, Louise·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Ontario Veterinary College, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acute sternal subluxation in an indoor cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old spayed female cat was brought to the vet because she was breathing quickly and had a noticeable bump on her chest. X-rays showed that her breastbone was out of place between two of the bones in her chest. Fortunately, she didn't have any serious breathing problems, and the vet decided to manage her condition conservatively without surgery. After treatment, she recovered well and returned to her normal self.
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Abstract
A 1-year-old spayed female cat was presented with tachypnea and a protrusion on the ventral thorax. Radiography revealed ventral sternal subluxation between the 6th and 7th sternebrae. There was no evidence of respiratory distress, even after follow-up, and a conservative management approach was successful in this healthy, young, indoor cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29302107/