Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diode laser stops nosebleeds in a Scottish fold cat
By Aoki, Takuma et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2015·School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diode laser coagulation for the treatment of epistaxis in a Scottish fold cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old Scottish Fold cat was brought in for frequent nosebleeds that didn't improve with medication. The veterinarian used a diode laser to treat the bleeding by coagulating the nasal tissue. This procedure successfully stopped the nosebleeds, and the cat did not experience any significant recurrence of the problem over the following year.
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Abstract
We report the case of a 4-year-old, castrated 4.2-kg Scottish fold cat with recurrent epistaxis that was unresponsive to medical therapy. Diathermocoagulation of the nasal mucosa with a diode laser controlled the epistaxis and there was no significant recurrence of epistaxis during 1 year of follow-up.
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