Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with pansteatitis diagnosed and monitored by ultrasound
By H. Kang et al.·Published in Korean Journal of Veterinary Research·2022·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Tentative diagnosis and monitoring using ultrasound in a cat with pansteatitis: a case report
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old Scottish Straight cat was brought in for excessive drooling and sensitivity to touch after eating a tuna-based diet for a few weeks. An ultrasound of the abdomen revealed changes in the fat around the intestines, leading to a diagnosis of pansteatitis (inflammation of the fat). The cat was treated with vitamin E, anti-inflammatory medications, and a change in diet, which helped resolve the symptoms and ultrasound findings. However, when the cat was fed tuna again, the symptoms returned but improved once more with the same treatment.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old Scottish Straight cat presented with hypersalivation and generalized hyperesthesia. The cat was provided tuna-based food for 2 to 3 weeks before clinical symptoms appeared. Abdominal ultrasonography showed a heterogeneous, hyperechoic mesentery with hypoechoic foci. Pansteatitis was tentatively diagnosed and the cat was treated with vitamin E, anti-inflammatory drugs, and dietary changes. The clinical signs and changes in mesenteric fat on serial ultrasonography resolved. After feeding tuna-based food again, the same clinical signs and mesenteric changes on ultrasound recurred, which recovered through the same treatment. This study suggests that ultrasonography can be useful for diagnosis and monitoring of feline pansteatitis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/1e8981b8a80d57b6a179e0f5276b23e42721f0a3