https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/9902/interesting-feline-case-with-a-happy-ending I had a very interesting and satisfying case this week, an 11 year old Siamese cat. She had presented suddenly last week with suspected trauma, presumed RTA. My colleague did a conscious d/v x-ray and found a fractured rib and some emphysema. She haden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/49705?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:24:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3d4cf5b4-5c6b-43d6-99b2-5fa0a41cd48aMartin Atkinson<p>I think this emphasises the point that in the&nbsp;absence&nbsp;of a known cause of an injury like a broken rib one should consider how it occurred and look for soft tissue injuries, I would always be worried there may be a penetrating chest wound and an investigation of the area&nbsp;adjacent&nbsp;to the rib would probably have revealed a puncture wound, especially as there was some emphysema, the wound could have then been flushed out. Of course its easy to be wise in&nbsp;hindsight&nbsp;but that could have saved a lot of trouble.The culprit that bit her is a bit hypothetical but although I&#39;m very sceptical, nay cynical about fox attacks, it makes you wonder. The URTI?, I would agree the cat is probably a &#39;flu&#39;carrier and it had a stress flare-up.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>