title: Primary tracheal collapse in a cat.
abstract: A 7-year-old, neutered male, domestic shorthair cat was presented for severe inspiratory dyspnea of 2 to 3 days' duration. Radiography and tracheobronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of primary extrathoracic tracheal collapse. The cat was treated with oxygen, dexamethasone, and terbutaline, but no improvement was seen. Surgical correction was performed using nine prosthetic tracheal ring implants. Clinical signs improved after surgery, and the cat continued to do well 11 months after surgery, despite development of unilateral laryngeal paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Holly L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Mims
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Leib
authors.forename: Don R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Waldron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary