Spinal cord trauma in a cat caused by ingestion of a splinter.
A 5-month-old male Abyssinian presented with right hemiplegia. Cervical radiographs, haematology and serum biochemistry were normal. A foreign body was identified on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Removal of the foreign body was carried out via a dorsal approach between the occipital bone and the C1 vertebral body using intra-operative CT. No complications were encountered. Thirty days after surgery, the cat was ambulatory.
Department of Veterinary Surgery, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan.
Toshiyuki
T
Tanaka
Hideo
H
Akiyoshi
Hitoshi
H
Shimazaki
Akinori
A
Sato
Masahiro
M
Inada
Ken-Ichi
K
Kiyomiya
Junichiro
J
Shimizu
Zheng
Z
Cao
Yijyun
Y
Li
Akiyoshi
A
Hayashi
Katsuhito
K
Sone
Tadashi
T
Kitai
Fumihito
F
Ohashi
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary