Abstract
Post-traumatic osteomyelitis (OM) is an uncommon event in cats, usually affecting distal phalanges of extremities. Tail injuries seldom cause bone infection, but often result in neural damage with subsequent tail paralysis, and occasionally in urinary/fecal incontinence. We present a case of old stray cat which developed post-traumatic tail OM, and endured it for years. It was an immuno-compromised, neglected, animal strongly infested with larvae of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and oocistae of Isospora felis. Ultimately, it was treated by tail amputation, with without any health consequences. Relevance and novel information: This report describes the management and outcome of a rare and a life-threatening case of feline post-traumatic tail OM which was previously not reported in literature.
Highlights
We present a case of old stray cat which developed post-traumatic tail OM, and endured it for years
When it comes to the indoor/house cats, tail trauma is usually caused by accidents with doors, people stepping on them inadvertently or by having their tails hardly pulled
If the wound is located more towards the end of the tail, it is not exposed that much to urine and feces contamination so it usually heals spontaneously, if the injury is at the very end of the tail, on the last vertebrae. (Simonds, 2014)
Summary
1. Department of Pathophysiology, Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo University, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. OBGY Clinic, Clinical Hospital Center Split, Croatia. 3. International Organization for Migrations, Zagreb, Croatia. 4. Surgery Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, Sarajevo University, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 5. Private Veterinary Medicine Practice „Uvorići d.o.o.“ Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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