Clinical Report on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aspiration pneumonia of a Cat.

Abstract

The present case study was to diagnose aspiration pneumonia on the basis of clinical history, clinical sign and x-ray findings at Purbachal Teaching and Training Pet Hospital and Research Centre of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh at 3rd march, 2020. A 6 month old Parsian cat was brought to the hospital by his owner. The owner’s complain was unsatisfactory feeding for last 48 hours with abnormal respiratory sound, difficulty in breathing, runny nose, fowl odor from mouth, lacrimation. Coughing was also found. Through clinical examination, rectal temperature was found 103°F and wheezing sound was found from lung after auscultation. A presumptive diagnosis was made on the basis of the history of forceful bottle feeding. Through X-ray of chest, pneumonic change in lung was found. The cat was treated with an antibiotic, bronchodilator, corticosteroid. All drugs were administered for five days. After administrating these drugs, the cat started to recover. Finally during follow up, the cat was found fully recovered.