Abstract
Cats with obstruction of bile flow from the gall bladder to the intestine have traditionally had poor survival rates following surgery. Clinical signs associated with the condition and different causes were examined in 26 client-owned cats. Cats with high levels of bilirubin in the blood before surgery or those with low blood pressure after surgery had poor short- and long-term survival. In total, 17 of the 26 cats survived in the short term, and 13/26 survived in the long term. Cats with cancer as the cause of obstruction had a median survival time of 86 days (range, 0–1497), and cats with other causes had a median survival time of 1165 days (range, 61–2268). Some cats had normal blood results despite their biliary obstruction. Further studies involving larger numbers of cats would be needed to confirm if high levels of bilirubin or low blood pressure are indeed indicators for low survival rates in cats undergoing surgery for this condition. © 2024 by the authors.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 610 |
| Journal | Veterinary Sciences |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Online published | 29 Nov 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2024 |
Funding
Publication of this article of this article was supported by a grant from CityUHK to J.A.B. (No. 9380111). Open Access made possible with partial support from the Open Access Publishing Fund of the City University of Hong Kong.
Research Keywords
- biliary obstruction
- biliary surgery
- cholecystectomy
- cholelithiasis
- feline
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hypotension
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