Vol. 10, Issue 10, Part E (2025)

Author(s): M Gokulakrishnan, C Sowbharenya, R Arun, S Chemmalar and Jaya Sangari K

Abstract: A 5-month-old free roaming intact male Domestic Short Hair cat was presented at Small Animal Out Patient Surgery Unit at Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Theni with the history of vomiting & inappetence for the past 2 days. Vaccination and deworming protocols were reported to be performed. Clinical examination revealed a painful firm fluctuating palpable cervical mass. Further owner reported that the cat had normal swallows of water and liquid food but had episodes of retching and vomiting with solid foods. Lateral cervical radiography revealed a bone like foreign body at the level of C2-C4 cervical vertebrae. Routine hematobiochemical profile revealed thrombocytopenia, neutrophilia and monocytosis. Since the hematobiochemical profiles were not alarming, emergency endoscopic retrieval was decided. Under safe anesthetic protocol, endoscopy was performed in order to extract the foreign body which was unsuccessful due to anchoring of the bone fragment in the cervical esophagus lumen. A cervical esophagotomy was therefore planned. The foreign body was successfully removed and the animal was maintained under fluid therapy, antibiotics with appropriate-analgesics for 3 days. Review radiograph of cervical region revealed no abnormalities. On the 4^th post operative day, suture dehiscence, esophageal perforation was observed, following which wound was debrided and esophageal perforation was corrected through appropriate apposition methods. On 7^th post operative day, the wound progressively healed without any complications.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2025.v10.i10e.2648