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Feline tracheobronchial disease
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Feline tracheobronchial disease
- Authors: Carol R. Reinero and Amy E. DeClue
- From: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiorespiratory Medicine
- Item: Chapter 31, pp 280 - 284
- DOI: 10.22233/9781905319534.31
- Copyright: © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: March 2010
Abstract
Inflammatory airway disease is common in cats and primarily includes feline asthma and feline chronic bronchitis. While both are associated with substantial morbidity, feline asthma is associated with occasional acute mortality. This chapter will cover the salient features of both disorders. The chapter focuses on Feline asthma; and Chronic bronchitis.
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Lateral thoracic radiograph of a cat presenting in status asthmaticus. Note the hyperinflated lungs, which are indicative of air trapping. © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Lateral thoracic radiograph of a cat presenting in status asthmaticus. Note the hyperinflated lungs, which are indicative of air trapping.
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Use of a nebulizer to deliver an aerosol of salbutamol (0.5% solution) to a cat. © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Use of a nebulizer to deliver an aerosol of salbutamol (0.5% solution) to a cat.
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Neutrophilic airway cytology from a cat with chronic bronchitis. Note the non-degenerate neutrophils admixed with moderately vacuolated macrophages and small lymphocytes. Diff Quick stain; original magnification X40. (Courtesy of L. Johnson.) © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Neutrophilic airway cytology from a cat with chronic bronchitis. Note the non-degenerate neutrophils admixed with moderately vacuolated macrophages and small lymphocytes. Diff Quick stain; original magnification X40. (Courtesy of L. Johnson.)