Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with swollen belly and no pregnancy found to have twisted uterus
By De La Puerta, Benito et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2008·Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Uterine horn torsion in a non-gravid cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because she had a swollen belly, was very tired, and wasn't eating for a week. The vet initially thought she might have a uterine infection based on imaging tests. However, during surgery, they discovered that her left uterine horn had twisted 900 degrees. The vet removed the uterus and ovaries without trying to untwist it. This case is notable because it's the first reported instance of uterine torsion in a cat that wasn't pregnant.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat with a previous history of having been spayed, presented with signs of abdominal distension, lethargy and anorexia of 1 week's duration. On the basis of radiological and ultrasonographic findings a tentative diagnosis of pyometra was made. Exploratory coeliotomy revealed a 900 degrees left horn uterine torsion along the longitudinal axis. Ovariohysterectomy was performed without correction of the torsion. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case report of uterine torsion in a non-gravid cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18367421/