ABSTRACT
74 An 11-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat presents for annual vaccination. The cat’s owner comments that it has shown sporadic episodes where it has been withdrawn and had a poor appetite over the last year. On physical examination, a mass is palpable in the right cranial quadrant of the abdomen. You carry out an abdominal ultrasound examination. Representative images from the abdominal ultrasonography are provided, showing the left cranial abdomen (Figure 74.1A) and right cranial abdomen (Figure 74.1B). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429401725/9d69b4ae-80d1-4f44-9dcb-659cda134065/content/fig74_1a_C.jpg"/> https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429401725/9d69b4ae-80d1-4f44-9dcb-659cda134065/content/fig74_1b_C.jpg"/>
i. How do you interpret the images provided? What is your diagnosis for the right cranial abdominal mass?
ii. What are common potential causes for hydronephrosis in cats?
iii. Routine biochemistry results are unremarkable in this cat. How would you plan to proceed? What prognosis would you give the owner?122
