Open AccessTreatment of feline pyothorax: A report of two spontaneous cases
Author(s) -
A. F. Koutinas,
N. N. Prassinos,
K. K. Adαmama-Moraitou,
M. G. Kritsepi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.15696
Subject(s) - thoracostomy , medicine , pneumothorax , respiratory distress , surgery , saline , complication , chest tube , tube (container) , mediastinal shift , anesthesia , lung , mechanical engineering , engineering
Two cases of feline pyothorax, presented in severe respiratory distress, were treated successfully by applying intermittent drainage and daily lavage of the pleural space with warm normal saline. Before that an indwelling thoracostomy tube had been fixed on the thoracic wall and left in place from 5 to 10 days. The only complication noticed was a symptomatic pneumothorax due to either tube malpositioning or damage to the tube wall. In both instances, the inspiratory dyspnea decreased or disappeared as soon as the tube was removed. Systemic and long term (6-9 weeks) treatment with antibiotics, combined with supportive measures and good nursing care, had a positive effect to the successful outcome in both cases.