RE: Abdominal pain cat x-ray

Stigen — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:09:48 GMT

Thank you very much David. I cliped the whole area of sensitivity on ventral abdomen and found no wounds. But due to elevated temperature and high sensitivity I did give it an injection of metacam and clamxyl depo-dose. I will check in with her tomorrow by phone, and check it again next week. But yeah It is mostly sensitive when touching SC fat so Steatitis is high on my list.

RE: Abdominal pain cat x-ray

David Mills — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:53:37 GMT

Liver and heart look WNL to me. Nothing exciting in the abdo or thorax generally. No bony damage to sternum.

There's a faint line of increased radiopacity caudal to xiphisternum which could be inflammatory but rest of sq fat looks normal.

As you say would go with some kind of trauma / steatitis / ST injury. If you can absolutely sure no penetrating cat bite or fighting wounds (ie clipped the central abdo and close inspection) hold off abx but if any concerns then would give a short course amoxiclav or Norwegian equivalent as you don't want to be dealing with a small puncture wound that ends up with cellulitis/pyothorax/septic peritonitis further down the line. Would be one I'd see back within a couple of days to assess.