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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2016; 29(04): 277-282
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-15-10-0170
Case Report
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Bilateral tibial agenesis and syndactyly in a cat

Francesco Di Dona
1   Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
,
Carla Murino
1   Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
,
Giovanni Della Valle
1   Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
,
Gerardo Fatone
1   Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Received: 12 October 2015

Accepted: 14 March 2016

Publication Date:
17 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Case description: A three-year-old cat was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Naples, Italy. The cat had severe pelvic limb deformity, and abnormal development of all four paws.

Clinical findings: Radiographs revealed bilateral tibial agenesis, syndactyly, and digital hypoplasia.

Treatment and outcome: No treatment was instituted because of the severity of the injury, the adaptation of the cat to the abnormal condition, and the owner's refusal to permit any treatment.

Clinical relevance: Congenital limb deformities are rarely reported in the cat and tibial agenesis is considered a very rare disease. This congenital anomaly is well documented and classified in man, and it has been associated with other abnormalities in more complex syndromes. This paper reports clinical and radiographic findings in a cat affected by bilateral complete tibial agenesis associated with other congenital anomalies.

Keywords

Congenital anomaly - tibial agenesis - limb deformity - syndactyly - cat
 

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