Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation treatment eased bone disease pain in Scottish Fold cat
By Hubler, Madeleine et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2004·Department of Small Animals·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Palliative irradiation of Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female Scottish Fold cat was brought to the vet because she was suffering from painful bone growths due to a condition called osteochondrodysplasia. To help relieve her pain and inflammation, the vet used palliative radiation therapy. This treatment worked well, and within a few weeks, the cat showed significant improvement in her symptoms.
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Abstract
This report describes palliative irradiation as treatment for Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia. A 3-year-old female spayed Scottish Fold cat suffering from osteochondrodysplasia was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Zurich. Based on the breed, history, clinical signs, radiographic findings, and the histologic diagnosis of a biopsy specimen, Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia was confirmed. To control the exostoses leading to inflammatory processes and pain, radiotherapy was initiated as palliative treatment. This was successful in relieving the clinical signs within a few weeks. The short- and long-term results after radiotherapy are presented and discussed with a comparable human disease, the plantar heel spur, which also responds well to radiotherapy.
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