Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with sudden hock fractures and lameness treated successfully
By Longley, Mark et al.·Published in Companion Animal·2016·Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford BS40 5DU, United Kingdom·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Case report: calcaneal fractures in a cat
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat suddenly started limping on his left back leg. The vet found that he had a fracture in the hock area, even though there was no obvious injury. They treated the fracture with a special pin and wire to stabilize it. Unfortunately, after 11 weeks, the cat developed lameness in his other back leg, which also had a fracture that required the same treatment. Fourteen months later, the cat was walking normally and showed no signs of pain or limping in either leg.
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Abstract
A one-year-four-month-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented for suddenonset left pelvic limb lameness. Upon clinical examination, pain was localised to the hock region and the cat was found to have persistent deciduous teeth. No evidence of trauma was apparent. Radiographs revealed a transverse fracture at the base of the calcaneus. The fracture was stabilised with a Steinmann pin and tension band wire. Eleven weeks after fixation of the fracture, the cat presented with lameness of the contralateral limb and again no evidence of trauma was identified. Radiographs revealed a transverse fracture at the base of the right calcaneus. Fracture repair was performed as for the left. Fourteen months following the initial surgery, the cat was ambulating normally with no signs of pain or lameness in either pelvic limb. This case supports the association between persistent deciduous teeth and spontaneous fractures in cats.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2016.21.5.265