Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with vaginal blockage causing vomiting and belly swelling
By Nomura, K et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·1997·Department of Veterinary Science, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vaginal atresia with transverse septum in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 6.5-year-old mixed breed cat was brought to the vet with vomiting, a swollen belly, and signs of depression. The vet suspected a serious infection in the uterus called pyometra, but during surgery, they found that the cat had a condition where her vagina was blocked by a tough tissue, preventing normal drainage. After surgery, tests showed that the blockage was not due to a leftover hymen but rather a developmental issue. The cat's condition was diagnosed as vaginal atresia with a transverse septum, and she was treated successfully.
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Abstract
A six and half-year-old nulliparous mixed breed cat which had the complaints of vomiting, abdominal distention and depression was presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Osaka Prefecture University. She was suspected of pyometra by clinical signs and tests. By laparotomy, it was clarified that both uterine horns and vagina showed distension by the accumulation of secretions, and the vagina ended blindly leaving a tough connective tissue at the border between cranial and caudal part of the vagina. Postoperative contrast-radiograph of the remaining vagina proved it had no persistence of the hymen. From these findings, the condition was diagnosed as a feline atresia vaginalis with the transverse vaginal septum which is caused by the embryonic failure of canalization of the paramesonephric duct between the end of the Müllerian duct and the urogenital sinus.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9409523/