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Thickened bladder wall in a vomiting cat

Sonopath Forum

Thickened bladder wall in a vomiting cat

  • 8 yr old Fel mn DSH vomiting and anorexia x 1 week
  • 1.5# weight loss
  • Normal CBC and Chem profile
  • Radiographs showed a fluid filled mass in the right cranial abdomen (probably the pylorus)
  • Abdominal ultrasound shows thickened, irrregular bladder wall, small intestine-increased muscularis to mucosal ratio, and slightly hypoechoic pancreas with no evidence of inflammation or neoplasia.  Kidneys are normal size with mild degenerative changes.
  • The owner has not observed any urinary tract signs.
    • 8 yr old Fel mn DSH vomiting and anorexia x 1 week
    • 1.5# weight loss
    • Normal CBC and Chem profile
    • Radiographs showed a fluid filled mass in the right cranial abdomen (probably the pylorus)
    • Abdominal ultrasound shows thickened, irrregular bladder wall, small intestine-increased muscularis to mucosal ratio, and slightly hypoechoic pancreas with no evidence of inflammation or neoplasia.  Kidneys are normal size with mild degenerative changes.
    • The owner has not observed any urinary tract signs.
    • Is the abnormal bladder wall appearance due to its small size (<4.0cm) or should I be concerned about potential neoplasia (LSA, TCC)?  Urinary tract infecions is also on the list and urinalysis is pending.

Comments

EL

Im not seeing a big deal

Im not seeing a big deal regarding the bladder wall as it appears curvilinear but there is considerable debris which can bne exfoliative from the kidneys, uti, blood clot/coagulopathy… I would do a ua and culture and examine the kidneys well.

EL

Im not seeing a big deal

Im not seeing a big deal regarding the bladder wall as it appears curvilinear but there is considerable debris which can bne exfoliative from the kidneys, uti, blood clot/coagulopathy… I would do a ua and culture and examine the kidneys well.