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- Title
Spontaneous pneumothorax in 35 cats (2001–2010).
- Authors
Mooney, Erin T; Rozanski, Elizabeth A; King, Ryan GP; Sharp, Claire R
- Abstract
Thirty-five cases of spontaneous pneumothorax were reviewed. In contrast to dogs, cats with an established etiology all had spontaneous pneumothorax associated with lung disease. Underlying diseases identified in affected cats included inflammatory airway disease, neoplasia, heartworm infection, pulmonary abscess and lungworm infection. Many cats were managed successfully with observation alone or needle thoracocentesis and specific therapy for their primary lung disease. Cats who present with spontaneous pneumothorax may be treated successfully with non-surgical therapies and appear to have a better prognosis than previously extrapolated from canine studies.
- Subjects
PNEUMOTHORAX; DIROFILARIA immitis; CAT diseases; CERVICAL intraepithelial neoplasia; LUNGWORMS; CANINE heartworm disease
- Publication
Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 6, p384
- ISSN
1098-612X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1098612X12439947