Laminectomy for treatment of cauda equina syndrome in a cat.
A 16-year-old spayed female Siamese cat was presented with a history of paraparesis and obstipation. The cat's impaired function was attributed to malalignment of the L7-S1 spine (cauda equina syndrome) and to traumatic fracture of the left femoral neck, with severe degenerative arthritis. Laminectomy resolved the cauda equina problem, and the hip joint was not treated.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography