title: Recurrent pulmonary edema secondary to elongated soft palate in a cat.
abstract: A 9-month-old intact female Persian cat presented with recurrent pulmonary edema secondary to an elongated soft palate. Endoscopic evaluation of the pharynx and larynx showed that the elongated soft palate was overlying the epiglottis. Partial resection of the soft palate was performed and the cat showed no further respiratory signs. This report is the first description of elongated soft palate causing airway obstruction in a brachycephalic cat.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. katia.barao@gmail.com
authors.forename: Katia Barão
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Corgozinho
authors.forename: Adriana Neves
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Simone Carvalho dos Santos
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Cristiane Brandão
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Damico
authors.forename: Ana Maria Reis
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Heloisa Justen Moreira
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012008:Recurrence