Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with neck fracture after dog bite treated with surgery
By Bali, Monty S·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2011·Fachtierarzt fü, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diagnosis and surgical management of a fractured atlas in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-month-old male domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet after being bitten on the neck by a large dog. The cat was unable to walk and had weakness in all four legs, but could still feel pain. Initial X-rays didn’t show any issues, but a CT scan revealed a fracture in the first neck vertebra. The vet performed surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal cord, and the cat fully recovered within 12 weeks.
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Abstract
A 6-month-old male-castrated domestic shorthair cat was presented shortly after being bitten on the neck by a large breed dog. On presentation the cat was non-ambulatory tetraparetic with preserved deep pain perception. Plain radiographs of the neck did not show any abnormalities. Computed tomography was performed and showed a right-sided depressed fracture of the dorsal lamina of the atlas. A partial dorsal laminectomy was performed to alleviate the spinal cord compression. The cat made a full recovery within 12 weeks of surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21237684/