Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Yazarlar: M. Kazım BÖRKÜ, Kerem URAL, Murat KİBAR, Yunusemre ÖZKANLAR

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Esophageal diverticula,Regurgitation,Cat,Tube feeding

Özet: A 7-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was presented because of post-prandial regurgitation, gasping shortly after eating, weight loss, dyspnea, and tachypnea. Six months prior to the onset of these signs the cat had received nutritional support via gastrostomy and then nasogastric tubes. A diagnosis of esophageal diverticulum was made on the basis of clinical features, contrast esophagram, and endoscopy, and was considered a complication of tube feeding. Medical therapy, including parenteral fluids, ranitidine, metoclopramide, and cisapride, and a soft, bland low-fat diet resulted in improvement in the clinical signs within 1 week. The cat was discharged and recovery was confirmed by phone call follow-up with the owner.

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