Suspect osteogenesis imperfecta in a male kitten.
A 4.5-month-old, male domestic shorthair was presented with bilateral femoral fractures after falling from a low height. Radiographs revealed reduced radio-opacity and thin cortices of all long bones. A presumptive diagnosis of osteodystrophy, secondary to osteogenesis imperfecta, was made on postmortem examination.
Evason
Michelle D
MD
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Michelle.Evason@tufts.edu
Taylor
Susan M
SM
Bebchuk
Trevor N
TN
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography