Sonographic diagnosis of a mucometra in a cat
van Haaften, B.; Taverne, M.A.
Veterinary Record 124(13): 346-347
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 2655261 Document Number: 338184
A Siamese queen had first shown abdominal enlargement after she had been served several times in July, 1987. When parturition did not occur, radiography revealed no kittens and a uniformly grey-white abdomen. Clear watery fluid was obtained by abdominal puncture, and hydrops ascites was diagnosed. The queen came into oestrus again in December, 1987, and the abdomen remained distended until February, 1988, when the distension gradually disappeared. The queen was again served several times by a castrated tom cat in June, 1988, and by August, 1988, a large abdomen had developed. The cat appeared to be otherwise healthy. A real time ultrasound scan showed large fluid filled cavities separated by double-lined tissue layers. Ovariohysterectomy was performed and a 0.8 kg uterus containing clear watery mucus was removed. The cat made an uneventful recovery.