An 18½-year-old MN DSH cat was presented for evaluation of dyspnea.
Physical exam: weight loss, poor skin turgor, dyspnea, muffled heart sounds, and decreased lung sounds. On survey thoracic radiographs, pleural effusion was present.
An 18½-year-old MN DSH cat was presented for evaluation of dyspnea.
Physical exam: weight loss, poor skin turgor, dyspnea, muffled heart sounds, and decreased lung sounds. On survey thoracic radiographs, pleural effusion was present.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Left sided congestive heart failure.
Pleural effusion and pericardial effusion.
The cardiac presentation presented right and left sided overload. Septal and free wall thicknesses were mildly excessive. Mitral insufficiency was noted. Smoke was noted in the left atrium. Pleural effusion was also noted along with slight pericardial effusion. The right atrium was mildly enlarged as well. The left ventricular septum and free wall were stiff. Subnormal contractility was noted. This is most consistent with restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Cardiac – cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, systemic hypertension
Neoplasia
Lung – neoplasia, pneumonia, torsion
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