Elbow osteoarthritis (OA) is common in cats and radiography is typically used for diagnosis. However computed tomography (CT), with its multiplanar three-dimensional characteristics, could have significant advantages for assessment of OA compared to radiography, particularly early in the disease...

Traumatic elbow joint luxation is the displacement of one or more bones forming the elbow joint due to blunt trauma, and it is uncommon in dogs and rare in cats. Although there are numerous case series in dogs, a few feline reports have been described. The aim of this study is to present the...

Feline degenerative joint disease (DJD) has been reported worldwide. Radiographic evidence, including that from single-plane radiographs, has been used for diagnosis in these reports, though orthogonal radiographs are generally required to diagnose DJD. However, more orthogonal radiographs are...

Traumatic elbow joint luxation is rarely seen in cats. Traffic accidents are the most common traumatic cause of the elbow luxation. Affected animals are unable to bear weight on the affected limb, and the elbow is carried in a flexed position. The forelimb is abducted and externally rotated....

Background: Traumatic caudal elbow luxation is an uncommon injury and it is rarely reported in the cat. Closed reduction is considered in early instance but open reduction and stabilization should be evaluated if the joint cannot be reduced or if gross instability persist. Case Description: This...

A solitary extraskeletal osteochondroma was diagnosed in a 6-year-old, castrated male Burmese cat, positive for feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). The cat presented with a rapidly growing, solid, non-painful mass on the craniolateral aspect of the left elbow. Radiographs revealed an oval, well...

The occurrence of degenerative joint diseases (DJD) and the possible involvement of Feline Calicivirus (FCV), Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Foamy Virus (FFV) infections were investigated in 54 euthanized cats chosen at random. Blood samples and...

Background: Minimally invasive surgical techniques have grown in prominence in people and this trend is also being seen in veterinary surgery; however, the uptake of many procedures has been slow, and the overall number of animals treated in this way remains relatively small. The limiting factors...

A 4-year-old European cat was presented for a lateral dislocation of traumatic origin of the left elbow. There was no visible radiographic bone damage. The joint remaining unstable despite two closed reductions and external restraint a surgical treatment is instigated with ligamentary humeroradial...