A survey of bone fractures in the cat

Hill, F.W.G.

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1977.tb05912.x

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“…Cats with pelvic fractures were walking in just seven days. Even four cases with inoperable comminuted fractures of the femoral shaft recovered in three weeks without treatment [Hill, 1977]. Medical intervention does not prove an animal would not have healed on its own.…”

Section: Fracture Healingmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Feline pelvic fractures heal in three to four weeks without treatment [Carter, 1966;Hill, 1977]. Feline fractures of the femoral head and neck recover without surgery because a pseudoarthrosis forms with good function [Carter, 1966;Singleton, 1966].…”

Section: Fracture Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Feline fractures of the femoral head and neck recover without surgery because a pseudoarthrosis forms with good function [Carter, 1966;Singleton, 1966]. Fractures of the femur and epiphysis also heal well with cage rest alone [Ormrod, 1966;Hill, 1977].…”

Section: Fracture Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing Behavior in Extinct Animals: Was <i>Smilodon</i> Social?

2003

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It has been suggested that saber-tooth species such as Smilodon fatalis were social because partially healed skeletal injuries were found at Rancho La Brea, California. This conclusion assumes injured animals would die without help. This paper will rebut assertions of sociality. First, cats use metabolic reserves to heal quickly without feeding. Second, dehydration is a more profound limitation than starvation as prey carcasses only provide a quarter of necessary water. Injured animals must be mobile enough to find water or die of dehydration. Their presence in a tar pit also strongly suggests locomotion. Finally, the relatively small brain found in Smilodon is not consistent with sociality. Another argument for sociality has been the large ratio of Smilodon to other species in the La Brea tar pits. However, the remains of a non-social species, the Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus), are about as common as Smilodon. Contrariwise, the highly social grey wolf (Canis lupus) and coyote (Canis latrans) are extremely rare. Available evidence does not support sociality in Smilodon.

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Section: Fracture Healingmentioning

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“…Except where neurological injury or acetabular fractures exist, conservative therapy (cage confinement and analgesia) can be expected to result in pelvic fracture healing and adequate weight bearing (Hill 1977). However, the inevitable malunions will commonly result in pelvic canal stenosis and the risk of obstipation.…”

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Conditions of the feline pelvic region

Witte¹,

Scott²

2012

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Philip Witte graduated from the University of Bristol in 2005. He spent two years working in mixed general practice in Herefordshire followed by six months working with Cape buffaloes in South Africa. He subsequently completed an internship followed by a residency in small animal orthopaedics at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. He is due to sit exams for the RCVS certificate in advanced veterinary practice (small animal surgery) in 2013 and for the RCVS diploma in small animal surgery (orthopeadics) in 2014.Harry Scott graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1977. He worked in small animal general practice and completed RCVS certificates in dermatology and orthopaedics followed by a fellowship by examination in canine spinal surgery. Since 1999, he has worked in referral practice both in the UK and abroad, and is currently head of orthopaedics at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. He holds the RCVS diploma in small animal surgery (orthopaedics) and is an RCVS specialist in small animal surgery (orthopaedics). He has recently become a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. Feline pelvic disease may result in hindlimb lameness, dysfunction of the terminal urogenital and gastrointestinal tracts, internal haemorrhage and pain. Long-term sequelae include chronic hindlimb lameness and/or neurological dysfunction, urinary or faecal incontinence, obstipation and dystocia. Conditions of the feline pelvis and hips are most commonly of traumatic aetiology, with up to one third of cat fractures involving the pelvis. Nonetheless, the general practitioner should be aware of the few conditions of the feline pelvis which occur in the absence of trauma. This article focuses on the diagnosis, clinical significance and therapy of conditions of the pelvis, sacrum and hip joints in the cat, traumatic and otherwise. Analogous conditions exist in dogs, and the differences between the two species are highlighted.

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“…Around 22 to 32 per cent of all fractures occurring in cats involve the pelvis (Bookbinder and Flanders 1992, Hill 1977), often as a result of a severe trauma, such as a road traffic accident. It is important to remember that many of these patients will have sustained additional injuries which may have an impact on decision making, timing of procedures, costs and prognosis.…”

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Dealing with pelvic fractures in cats

Grierson¹

2019

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Pelvic fractures are common in cats and so veterinary surgeons will often be faced with having to manage this type of fracture. Historically, there has been a tendency to say that cats do fine if you just put them on cage rest for six weeks; however, this is outdated and old fashioned advice. There is no doubt that surgery gives a more predictable, comfortable outcome, and a quicker return to function for cats than would be seen with conservative management. This article provides a guide to the decision-making process around pelvic fractures in cats and the available options for fixation.

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A survey of bone fractures in the cat

Cited by 80 publications

References 7 publications

Assessing Behavior in Extinct Animals: Was <i>Smilodon</i> Social?

Assessing Behavior in Extinct Animals: Was <i>Smilodon</i> Social?

Conditions of the feline pelvic region

Dealing with pelvic fractures in cats

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