A 12 yr old mixed-breed Maine coon was referred with a 1 wk history of intermittent respiratory distress. Physical examination and thoracic radiograph abnormalities were consistent with bronchopneumonia and chronic feline asthma. Repeat thoracic radiographs and lung aspirate cytology supported those diagnoses. Response to treatment was incomplete. One wk later, due to a change in respiratory pattern, cervical radiographs were obtained. A soft-tissue density was apparent in the cat’s cervical trachea. Bronchoscopy was performed and a segment of a pine cone was removed from the cat’s trachea. Following removal of the foreign body, the cat’s respiratory signs resolved. Premature diagnostic closure may prevent a clinician from recognizing an underlying missed diagnosis when response to treatment does not occur as expected.
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August 01 2014
Tracheal Foreign Body and Pneumonia in a Cat: A Near Missed Diagnosis
Sara Johns, DVM;
Sara Johns, DVM
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Correspondence: [email protected] (S.J.)
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Rance Sellon, PhD, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine and Oncology);
Rance Sellon, PhD, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine and Oncology)
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
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Erick Spencer, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine);
Erick Spencer, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
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Melissa Tucker, DVM
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2014) 50 (4): 273–277.
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Sara Johns, Rance Sellon, Erick Spencer, Melissa Tucker; Tracheal Foreign Body and Pneumonia in a Cat: A Near Missed Diagnosis. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 July 2014; 50 (4): 273–277. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6008
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