1MVSc Scholar, Professor and Head (Retd), Assistant Professor, Professor and Head Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai.
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai - 600 051 (TN)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: sakshirawal93@gmail.com
Online published on 1 March, 2021.
In the present study, the incidence of thoracolumbar spine affections in cats was studied. Out of 251 cases suspected for spinal affections, radiographic imaging revealed 109 cases with thoracolumbar spine affections, with T3-L3 region being the most commonly affected (27.49%) followed by L4-L7 (15.13%) region. Major conditions included fractures (34.86%), compressions (33.02%), subluxations (13.76%) and fracture-luxations (11.00%). The incidence was higher in younger cats aged 0-6 months (58.71%), and female cats were more commonly affected (55.04%) than males. Domestic short hair breed was predominantly affected with thoracolumbar spine affections (98.16%).
Cat, Incidence, Spinal affections, Spine
