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Practical approach to the dyspnoeic cat
Author(s) -
MacKay Amy
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.23.4.198
Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , heart failure , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , asthma , signs and symptoms , differential diagnosis , pediatrics , cardiology , pathology , surgery
THERE are a significant number of differential diagnoses for dyspnoea in the cat. These vary in terms of clinical presentation and severity of clinical signs, and may be the result of either respiratory or non‐respiratory factors. This article discusses the basic principles of examination, diagnosis and treatment of the acutely dyspnoeic cat, before going on to consider two of the most common causes of acute‐onset dyspnoea encountered in general veterinary practice ‐ feline asthma and congestive heart failure.