Arterial Thromboembolism in a Domestic Cat – A report

Abstract

Arterial thromboembolism is more common in cats. Generally, it develops without premonitory signs. When the thrombus lodged in aortic trifurcation posterior paresis develops. This paper documents one such case and its successful management. A four-year-old male domestic short-haired cat was presented with a history of being unable to stand and walk for the past three hours. Clinical examination revealed that there was paraparesis on hind limbs, pulselessness in both the hind limbs, cold extremist and digital paws that looked cyanotic. Echocardiographic, radiographic and hemato-biochemical analyses were inconclusive. The absence of femoral pulse, pain and absence of blood flow in the Doppler blood pressure crystal and ultrasonographic exam confirmed the aortic thromboembolism. The animal was treated with buprenorphine @ 0.02 mg/kg every 6 hours, injection enoxaparin @ 1 mg/kg every 8 hours and tablet clopidogrel 75 mg total dose (1/4 -0 – 0). On the fourth day of therapy, the animal showed deep pain, improvement in the digital pad (Fig 3) and mild voluntary motor activity. On the seventh day of therapy, the animal showed significant improvement and after 10 days of therapy, the animal showed an uneventful recovery. The paper presents paraparesis due to aortic thromboembolism in a domestic cat and its management.