Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolated abdominal fat tissue inflammation and necrosis in a cat.
- Journal:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Adamama-Moraitou, Katerina K et al.
- Affiliation:
- Companion Animal Clinic (Medicine)
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
This report talks about a rare case involving a 4.5-month-old female domestic shorthair cat that had inflammation and tissue death in her abdominal fat, which is similar to a condition seen in humans. Initially, she showed signs of vomiting and stopped eating, likely because of the inflammation, and then a mass developed in her abdomen. It seemed that the mass was causing her vomiting due to pressure, but as she grew, this pressure lessened. The mass was surgically removed, and there were no signs of it coming back over the next four years.
Abstract
This report describes a rare clinical case of a 4.5-month-old, female domestic shorthair, cat with isolated abdominal fat tissue inflammation and necrosis, resembling human omental panniculitis. Its possible relationship with pancreatitis or bile induced chemical peritonitis is also discussed. The overall clinical course was considered benign. Initial clinical signs were vomiting and anorexia, presumably due to inflammation, followed by mass development. It was speculated that, eventually, the kitten was vomiting because of mechanical pressure from the mass, and that this pressure subsided as the kitten grew. The mass was surgically resected and no relapse was evident during the next 4 years.
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