Background: Several case series and case reports have been published about idiopathic hydrocephalus treatment in dogs and cats using ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS). Objectives: To determine the risk and type of complications in dogs and cats after VPS placement. Animals: Sixteen papers were...

Hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterised by an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain ventricles and arachnoid cavity caused by excessive production or inadequate re-absorption into the bloodstream by blockage in the ventricular system. CSF accumulation...

Background: Seizures are considered a clinical sign in dogs with internal hydrocephalus but are not found in recent studies. Seizure prevalence due to ventricular enlargement and the prevalence of postoperative seizures in animals is not known. Objectives: To determine seizure prevalence in dogs...

Hydrocephalus is an anomaly caused by an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricular system of the brain and/or subarachnoid space. It leads to neurological disorders in humans and animals. Prenatal injuries, such as viral infections or drug intoxications, may cause congenital ...

A congenital defect that blocks the cerebrospinal fluid outflow is the most common cause of hydrocephalus in young cats. It usually manifests itself within a few weeks of birth. Diagnostic imaging is essential. Therefore, it was decided to report on, for the first time, a clinical case of...

Case summary: A case of acquired acute obstructive hydrocephalus that developed as a complication of an ischaemic infarct in the vascular territory of the rostral cerebellar artery is described in an adult domestic shorthair cat. The clinical findings, diagnostic investigations, treatment and...

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is one of the most important viral diseases of cats worldwide. Our study describes the neuropathology and the diagnostic features of 26 cases of FIP in domestic cats. The average age of affected individuals was 11.8 mo, and there was no sex or breed...

A 14-year-old male neutered domestic short-hair cat was presented for a history of behavioral changes and episodes of urinary retention. Neurological examination was consistent with a multifocal intracranial neuroanatomical localization, with suspected right sided lateralisation and suspected...

The objective of this work was to report a rare case of hydrocephalus in a domestic Persian feline, 30 days old. The animal was attended with a history of inability to keep in season, incoordination of the motor, inability to feed itself and support the weight of the head. In the clinical...

Twenty European shorthair cats with neurological disorders, aged 1-3 years and with body weights of 2.6-4.05 kg, were studied in low-field and high-field magnetic resonance imaging systems. Aims of the study were to evaluate the dilation of lateral ventricles in the examined population of cats with ...