• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.336-339
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• 2019

A castrated, 6-year-old, male Turkish Angora cat with a history of respiratory distress was referred to the hospital. Physical examination revealed a cardiac murmur, and thoracic radiographic findings revealed pleural effusion and cardiomegaly. Echocardiography showed abnormality of the tricuspid and mitral valve, and color-flow Doppler imaging revealed regurgitation between both atrium and ventricle. Based on the echocardiographic examination, tricuspid valve dysplasia concurrent with mitral valve dysplasia was diagnosed. However, the patient died a week after treatment. In necropsy, bilateral atrioventricular valve dysplasia and left ventricular hypertrophy were confirmed. This is the first report to describe a middle age Turkish angora cat having bilateral atrioventricular valve dysplasia which has high mortality and only been reported rarely in cats. This case report also describes its clinical signs, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment and discussions how the patient could live long.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.23-26
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• 2008

2일간의 구토와 침울을 동반한 후지마비를 주증상으로 내원한 2년령의 암칫 터키 앙고라 고양이에서 약한 대퇴 동맥 맥박, 후지의 청색증이 관찰되었으나 흉부 청진, 흉부 방사선, 심초음파 상에서 이상소견을 보이지 않았으며 복부 초음파상에서 복부 대동맥내의 색전으로 판단되는 고에코성 물질이 확인되었다. 대동맥 혈전의 원인이 될 수 있는 다양한 진단 검사를 시행한 결과, 특발성 안장 색전혈전증으로 진단하였다. Heparin sodium, aspirin 및 diltiazem으로 4주간 치료하였으나 양쪽 후지의 병변은 진행적이고 비가역적으로 괴사되어 대퇴부를 절단한 결과, 30개월 이상 임상적으로 건강한 생활을 하고 있다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.160-164
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• 2016

A Turkish angora cat with a one-week history of anorexia and vomiting was diagnosed with hepatic lipidosis. During hospitalization and treatment, the cat suddenly showed respiratory-related clinical signs, including coughing and dyspnea, 13 days after initial diagnosis. Due to the poor response to treatment, the patient was euthanized at the owner's request. A postmortem histopathologic examination of the cat's heart showed dilation and wall thinning of the right atrium and ventricle, with fibrofatty infiltration corresponding to an arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). This is a case report of ARVC concurrent with hepatic lipidosis in a cat; both diseases are related to disturbances in lipid metabolism.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.141-143
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• 2018

A 6-year-old spayed female Turkish Angora cat presented with sneezing, nasal discharge, and decreased appetite lasting for 21 days. Skull radiography revealed slightly increased density of soft tissue in the left nasal cavity. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an extensive mass with nasal septum destruction and moderate contrast enhancement in the left nasal cavity. After surgical biopsy, histopathological examination confirmed that the mass was an infiltrative round cell neoplasm, composed of sheets of large neoplastic cells. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that most of the neoplastic cells were strongly positive for CD79a and weakly positive for PAX5. Additionally, numerous mature lymphocytes were found to be positive for CD3. This is the first reported case of nasal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a Turkish Angora cat in Korea.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.100-102
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• 2018

A nine-year-old spayed female Turkish angora cat presented for evaluation of anorexia, lethargy, vomiting, ptyalism and jaundice. Based on clinical examinations including laboratory examinations, concurrent inflammatory condition of the biliary system, pancreas and intestines (triaditis) was suspected. The cat was under antibiotic and immune-suppressive therapy, but there was no response. Further examination revealed the possibility of malignant hepatobiliary tumor with pulmonary metastasis. The condition of the cat continued to deteriorate and the cat died 3 weeks after the diagnosis. This case demonstrates the clinical findings of triaditis combined with suspected malignant hepatobiliary tumor.