TAILIEUCHUNG - Pyothorax in cats – A review of seven cases

Seven non-descript cats presented with signs of pyothorax were included for the study. Affected cats showed respiratory distress, oral breathing, extended head/neck, abducted elbow, dyspnoea and fever. Muffled heart sounds were appreciated on auscultation. Thoracocentesis was done at 7th intercostal space. Haematology revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Radiography and echocardiography confirmed the pyothorax. Staphylococcus sp and/or Streptococcus sp were isolated from pleural fluid. All the affected cats were treated with amoxicillin+cloxacillin and furosemide. All the animals showed remarkable recovery. | 2019 8 5 109-114 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 05 2019 Journal homepage http Case Study https Pyothorax in Cats - A Review of Seven Cases E. Venkatesakumar G. Vijayakumar and S. Sivaraman Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Veterinary College and Research Institute Namakkal TANUVAS Tamilnadu India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Cat Pyothorax Thoracocentesis Seven non-descript cats presented with signs of pyothorax were included for the study. Affected cats showed respiratory distress oral breathing extended head neck abducted elbow dyspnoea and fever. Muffled heart sounds were appreciated on auscultation. Thoracocentesis was done at 7th intercostal space. Haematology revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Radiography and echocardiography confirmed the pyothorax. Staphylococcus sp and or Streptococcus sp were isolated from pleural fluid. All the affected cats were treated with amoxicillin cloxacillin and furosemide. All the animals showed remarkable recovery. Article Info Accepted 04 April 2019 Available Online 10 May 2019 Introduction Pyothorax or thoracic empyema is characterized by an accumulation of septic exudate in the thoracic cavity Ettinger and Feldman 2010 . It is a life-threatening emergency condition in cats. Pyothorax is more frequently seen in cats than in dogs Barrs et al. 2005 . Underlying causes and treatment recommendations vary greatly between cases Gorris et al. 2017a . Penetrating thoracic wounds extension from underlying pulmonary infection migrating foreign bodies haematogenous spread of bacterial infection pulmonary abscess neoplasia and iatrogenic causes have been implicated for feline pyothorax Fossum 2000 . Thoracocentesis and cytological evaluation of pleural fluid will be useful to diagnose pyothorax Murphy and Papasouliotis 2011 Epstein 2014 . Prognosis

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• Pyothorax in cats
• Review of seven cases
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• Sleep disordered breathing
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