A 1.8
kg, seven months old, intact, female, mix-breed cat was referred with dyspnea
and paresis. Since the patient was in such a condition that she was too
incapable of the operation, treatment for dyspnea was performed. The patient
has abdominal enlargement. When the respiratory stress of the patient
decreased, a radiograph was taken and lordosis was found. Medical treatment was
applied, because the general condition was impaired. Lordosis is the excessive curvature
of a certain number of vertebrae in the neck and back region. Congenital
thoracic lordosis has been described as a highly progressive and low vital
capacity disease in humans and cats. Because it compresses the lung, it can
cause dyspnea in patients and rhythm disturbances in the heart. This case
represents a severe example of untreatable and unmanageable lordosis
encountered in a cat.
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