Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kitten with feline panleukopenia passed colonic cast seen
By Lee, H et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2012·Haemaru Referral Animal Hospital, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ultrasonographic diagnosis of a fibrinonecrotic colonic cast in a kitten with feline panleukopenia virus.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A kitten with diarrhea and vomiting was diagnosed with a unique intestinal issue after an ultrasound showed a strange structure in its large intestine. This structure, which looked like it could be a serious condition called intussusception, turned out to be a fibrinonecrotic cast, a type of material formed due to inflammation from the feline panleukopenia virus. Fortunately, the kitten was able to pass this cast naturally during a bowel movement. This case highlights a rare but important finding in veterinary medicine regarding intestinal health in kittens.
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Abstract
Ultrasonography of a cat with diarrhoea and vomiting revealed a multi-layered, discrete linear structure within the large intestine with retention of the intestinal layers which could potentially be confused with an intestinal intussusception. The structure was ultimately expelled from the large intestine during defecation, and confirmed as a fibrinonecrotic cast. The origin of the fibrinonecrotic cast was assumed to be an intestinal pseudo-membrane formed in enteritis caused by immune suppression due to the panleukopenia virus. To our knowledge, this is the first ultrasonographic description of a fibrinonecrotic cast and spontaneous passage of the colonic cast in the veterinary field.
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