AI Article Synopsis
- A 3-year-old neutered male cat was taken to the vet due to sudden vomiting and loss of appetite.
- An ultrasound revealed the cecum was severely distended by a substance that indicated a blockage.
- Surgery was performed to remove the cecum, revealing a cecal mucocele with ulcers and inflammation, which has been documented in humans and dogs but not previously reported in cats.
Article Abstract
A 3-year-old neutered male domestic medium-hair cat presented for sudden onset of vomiting and anorexia. Ultrasonographically, severe distension of the cecum by hyperechoic material associated with variable posterior attenuation was identified. The cecum was surgically excised. A retention cyst cecal mucocele complicated by mucosal ulceration and inflammation was diagnosed. A literature review of this well-described lesion in humans, once described in dogs but as yet undescribed in cats, is briefly presented.
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