Tracheal collapse in two cats.
Two cats examined bronchoscopically to discover the cause of tracheal collapse were found to have tracheal obstruction cranial to the collapse. Cats with this unusual sign should be examined bronchoscopically to ascertain whether there is an obstruction, as the cause in these 2 cats was distinct from the diffuse airway abnormality that causes tracheal collapse in dogs.
D000818:Animals; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002415:Cats; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*