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Polyarthritis in a young cat
Author(s) -
WILKINSON G. T.,
ROBINS G. M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1979.tb06723.x
Subject(s) - polyarthritis , medicine , prednisolone , monoarthritis , synovial fluid , etiology , arthritis , dermatology , tarsal joint , surgery , pathology , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine
A 3‐year‐old cat had polyarthritis involving both tarsal joints and the right carpal joint. The condition was associated with pyrexia and regional lymphadenopathy. The aetiology of the arthritis was not determined, but no bacterial or mycoplasmal agent could be isolated from the synovial fluid obtained from one of the affected joints. Prednisolone, administered on a reducing dosage schedule, induced lasting remission of the clinical signs.