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20 wrz 2023 · Abstract. Background. Feline lower airway disease (FLAD) is frequently associated with radiographic abnormalities. Objectives. To evaluate whether radiographic changes in cats with naturally occurring FLAD improve with treatment and if radiographic changes correlate with clinical signs. Animals.
1 mar 2021 · The objective of the study was to identify whether venous blood gas (VBG) variables may serve as a predictor of inflammatory lower airway disease (ILAD) in cats presenting with respiratory distress.
7 wrz 2023 · Mucus hypersecretion is a prominent feature of inflammatory airway disease in cats. It can cause airflow limitation by narrowing the luminal diameters of the intrathoracic airways and, in cases where lobar bronchi are occluded, can lead to atelectasis.
27 kwi 2020 · Results. Idiopathic IAD was diagnosed in 49 cats, with BAL eosinophilic inflammation in 23, mixed inflammation in 14, and neutrophilic inflammation in 12. Cough was the predominant presenting complaint with no difference in duration of signs among groups (median, 5.5 months). Respiratory rate and effort also did not differ.
There are a number of important inflammatory airway diseases of the cat including asthma, chronic bronchitis, parasitic bronchitis, and secondary bacterial bronchitis. Asthma, a type I hypersensitivity reaction against aeroallergens results in pathologic features of airway eosinophilia, airway hyperresponsiveness and airway remodeling.
14 gru 2020 · Thirteen cats with AP either died or were euthanized because of their respiratory disease. In 8 cats, AP was confirmed histologically at necropsy and culture results were available in 3. Additionally, 7 cats with AP had airway samples collected, 1 of which had necropsy confirmation of the condition.
Feline inflammatory airway disease commonly results in cough, tachypnea, and, occasionally, nasal discharge. Differentiating among neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and mixed airway inflammation with noninvasive diagnostics (eg, CBC, thoracic radiography) can be a challenge.
