Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat vomiting for 24 hours diagnosed with small bowel infarction
By Wallack, Seth T et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2003·Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ultrasonographic diagnosis-small bowel infarction in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old domestic short hair cat was brought in after vomiting for 24 hours and having a fever. The vet found that the cat had a history of heart issues and a previous blood clot. Initial tests didn’t show much, but an ultrasound later revealed a serious problem in the small intestine. Surgery confirmed that the cat had a small bowel infarction, which is when part of the intestine loses blood supply and dies. The cat's condition was serious, but the surgery aimed to address the issue.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, domestic short hair cat with a known history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and previous aortic thromboembolism was presented for 24 h of vomiting and pyrexia. Initial abdominal radiographs were unremarkable. On an upper gastrointestinal series, delayed gastric emptying and prolonged small intestinal transit time were found. An initial abdominal ultrasound revealed a focal region of aperistaltic small intestine with mild wall thickening, however, intestinal wall layering in this area appeared normal. By 72 h, there was a diffusely hypoechoic portion of thickened small bowel (0.51 cm) with loss of the normal layering and hyperechoic mesentery surrounding this segment of bowel. A small bowel infarction and focal peritonitis were suspected and confirmed at surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12620056/