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Hypospadias and Megacolon in a Persian Cat  

Kim, Sung-Eon (Dasom Animal Medical Centre)
Choi, Ran (Dasom Animal Medical Centre)
Park, Jasil (Dasom Animal Medical Centre)
Yang, Hye-Mi (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Hyun, Changbaig (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.31, no.5, 2014 , pp. 454-456 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 9-month-old intact male Persian cat (3.2 kg of body weight) was referred with primary complaint of constipation. Diagnostic studies found severe constipation and megacolon. After immediate medical treatment (e.g. enema), the physical examination was performed and revealed that the unusual urethral opening was found approximately 0.5 cm ventral to the tip of the penis where a 3.5 fr tomcat catheter was easily advanced into the bladder. The case was diagnosed as hypospadias. The cat was treated with castration and medical therapy for constipation. To our best knowledge, this case is the first case report for feline hypospadias complicated with chronic constipation in Korea.
Keywords
hypospadias; constipation; megacolon; urethral opening; cat;
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