Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat vomiting and belly mass from inflamed fat tissue
By Adamama-Moraitou, Katerina K et al.Ā·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgeryĀ·2008Ā·Companion Animal Clinic (Medicine)Ā·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Isolated abdominal fat tissue inflammation and necrosis in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 4.5-month-old female domestic shorthair cat was brought in for vomiting and not eating. The vet discovered inflammation and tissue death in the cat's abdominal fat, which created a mass that was likely causing the vomiting. The mass was surgically removed, and after the surgery, the kitten recovered well and showed no signs of returning issues over the next four years.
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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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