Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with hind-leg weakness and bladder issues from spinal cyst
By Shamir, M H et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·Koret School of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Subarachnoid cyst in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old domestic longhair cat was brought to the vet because it was having trouble walking and had some incontinence for two weeks. X-rays showed an enlarged spinal canal, and further imaging revealed a cyst causing pressure on the spinal cord. The vet performed surgery to remove the cyst, and after the operation, the cat started to improve within three weeks. At a follow-up appointment six months later, the cat had no remaining neurological issues.
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Abstract
A five-year-old domestic longhair was presented with hind-limb ataxia and some degree of incontinence of two weeks' duration. An enlarged spinal canal from the twelfth thoracic (T12) vertebra to the third lumbar (L3) vertebra was identified on survey radiographs. An intradural-extramedullary cavity at the twelfth (T12) and thirteenth (T13) thoracic vertebrae, filled with contrast material, was demonstrated on myelography. A left-sided hemilaminectomy was performed over this region, and a subarachnoid cavitation or cyst was found to be the cause of the severe spinal-cord compression. The cyst was drained. The cat showed improvement in the neurological signs during the first three weeks postoperatively. Six months later, no neurological deficits were identified on follow-up examination.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9111721/