A 12 year old, MC, DSH cat that was presented due to acute labored breathing.
The cat was underweight and 5% dehydrated. CBC was normal. BUN- 47, the rest of the chemistry panel was WNL.
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There is a diffuse interstitial pattern, and patchy alveolar infiltrates mainly in the left caudal lung lobe.
The cardiac silhouette is generally enlarged, especially for a dehydrated cat. On the VD view the heart takes more than 50% of the width of the thorax. The pulmonary veins are prominent. There is left renomegaly while the right kidney is small and irregular. There is a lot of fecal material in the colon. The margins of the liver seem to be rounded.
This cat had heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.
2 days later the cat developed aortic thromboembolism and was euthenised.
No further diagnostics were performed to evaluate the kidneys and liver.
Cats, unlike dogs have atypical distribution of pulmonary edema.
