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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Osteochondrodysplasia in three Scottish Fold cats | J. Vet. Set. 2007 8 3 307-309 JOURNAL OF Case Report Veterinary Science Osteochondrodysplasia in three Scottish Fold cats T. It t 1 1 T 1 T . 1 TT T . 1 Jinhwa Chang Joohyun Jung Sunkyoung Oh Sungok Lee Gyeongmin Kim Haksang Kim Ohkyeong Kweon2 Junghee Yoon1 Mincheol Choi1 1 Department of Veterinary Radiology and 2 Veterinary Surgery College of Veterinary Medicine Seoul National University Seoul 151-742 Korea This report explains typical radiographic features of Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia. Three Scottish Fold cats suffering from lameness were referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Seoul National University Korea. Based on the breed predisposition history clinical signs physical examination and radiographic findings Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia was confirmed in three cases. Radiographic changes mainly included exostosis and secondary arthritis around affected joint lesions and defective conformation in the phalanges and caudal vertebrae. The oral chondroprotective agents such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate make the patients alleviate their pain without adverse effects. Key words lameness osteochondrodysplasia Scottish Fold cat The Scottish Fold is a purebred cat with forward-folded ears autosomal-dominant inherited trait and an outward sign of generalized defective cartilage formation 1 7 8 . Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia SFOCD is an inheritable disorder characterized by skeletal deformities such as short thick and inflexible tails and shortened splayed feet 1 2 6 . Affected cats show signs of lameness reluctance to jump stiff and stilted gait 1 6 10 . These ambulatory difficulties are due to progressive osteoarthritis resulting from defective maturation and dysfunction of cartilage 1 9 . Radiographic features include irregularity in the size and shape of tarsal carpal metatarsal and metacarpal bones phalanges and caudal vertebrae narrow joint spaces and progressive new bone formation around joints of distal limbs with .
