Spontaneous pneumothorax in a cat
A previously-healthy, three-year-old, indoor DSH was presented with a 2 day history of cough and deteriorating respiratory distress. These are the thoracic radiographs: Looks pretty suspicious for a right sided pneumothorax. This is cat who has definitely no contact with motor vehicles. But….spontaneous pneumothorax is certainly a possibility: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24697868 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22344603 It’s not common and, as … Continue reading