Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with heart defect develops thickened limb bones over 9 months
By de Sousa, Felipe Auatt Batista et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2019·Setor de Patologia Veteriná, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypertrophic osteopathy in a cat with cardiac interventricular septal defect.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old mixed-breed female cat was found to have a heart defect called a ventricular septal defect, which was diagnosed using an echocardiogram. After nine months of treatment, the cat developed a condition called hypertrophic osteopathy, causing hard thickening in her limbs. X-rays showed significant thickening of her long bones, and further examination revealed severe changes in her bone structure. Unfortunately, the cat had serious heart and lung issues related to her condition. This case highlights a rare connection between heart problems and bone changes in cats.
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Abstract
A 3-year-old mixed-breed female cat was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect of the heart through an echocardiogram. After a 9-month treatment, progressive and diffuse hard thickening of all limbs was observed, which on radiographic examinations, revealed a marked thickening of the long bones. The necropsy findings were limited to the appendicular skeleton and thoracic vertebrae, in addition to a severe cardiac interventricular septal defect and lung edema. The histological evaluation revealed severe replacement of the cortical bone by spongy bone in all bone fragments examined. This is the first report of hypertrophic osteopathy occurring in association with a cardiac malformation in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31565895/