Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pustular skin rash on cat bellies after spay surgery
By Declercq, J·Published in Veterinary dermatology·2005·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pustular calicivirus dermatitis on the abdomen of two cats following routine ovariectomy.
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Plain-English summary
Two cats developed unusual skin problems after having routine spaying surgery. Both cats, who were fully vaccinated, showed signs of not eating and being lethargic afterward. One cat had severe issues with its incision site, while the other had trouble breathing and developed sores on its tongue. They both had painful pustules on their bellies that appeared about a week after surgery. The vet treated them with antibiotics and pain relief, but sadly, the cat with breathing problems had to be euthanized. The other cat recovered completely after receiving steroid treatment.
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Abstract
An unusual form of calicivirus dermatitis is described in two cats. Two fully vaccinated cats were re-admitted for anorexia and depression following routine ovariectomy. Signs of upper respiratory disease were not present. One cat subsequently showed painful necrosis of the incision wound, the other one developed dyspnoea with pleural effusion and discrete tongue ulcers. Intact pustular lesions confined to the surgically prepared abdomen appeared in both cats, respectively, on days 11 and 9. The histopathological diagnosis was panepidermal pustulosis and necrotizing dermatitis. Positive immunohistochemical staining consistent with feline calicivirus antigen was detected in epithelial cells within pustular lesions. The cats were treated with antibiotics and ketoprofen. The cat with progressive dyspnoea was euthanized. The clinical signs in the other cat rapidly and completely resolved following glucocorticoid therapy. It is hypothesized that the reported cases may represent a distinct calicivirus-induced pustular dermatitis following ovariectomy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16359307/