Spontaneous femoral capital physeal fractures in adult cats: 26 cases (1996–2001)

McNicholas, Walter T.; Wilkens, Brent E.; Blevins, William E.; Snyder, Paul W.; McCabe, George P.; Applewhite, Aric A.; Laverty, Peter H.; Breur, Gert J.

doi:10.2460/javma.2002.221.1731

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“…3,5,6,9 Histologic examination of the surgically removed femoral head confirms the diagnosis by demonstrating retained physeal cartilage with irregular clusters of chondrocytes. 3 However, because this condition is not fatal, the histopathology of the other physes in affected cats has not been described.…”

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Multicentric Physeal Dysplasia in Two Cats

Newton¹,

Craig²

2006

Vet Pathol

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Abstract. Feline physeal dysplasia typically presents as unilateral or bilateral, atraumatic, slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The femoral physeal lesion consists of retention of a cartilaginous physis beyond the expected age of closure, with disorganization of the chondrocytes and subsequent slippage. In this article, we describe two cats with feline physeal dysplasia and slipped capital femoral epiphysis that died of unrelated causes (cardiomyopathy and lymphosarcoma). At necropsy, additional sites were found to have retained physes with similar abnormal arrangement of chondrocytes. This confirms that physeal dysplasia in cats is a widespread multicentric disorder of chondrocytes that precedes the development of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

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“…3,5,6,9 In all reports, the majority of cats are young (but beyond the age of proximal femoral physeal closure, 34 to 44 weeks 12 ), predominantly male, and often overweight. The cats rarely have any history of trauma.…”

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Multicentric Physeal Dysplasia in Two Cats

Newton¹,

Craig²

2006

Vet Pathol

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“…Several researchers (May, 1998;McNicholas et al, 2002;Spain et al, 2004) reported that the incidence of hip dysplasia or growth plate (Salter-Harris) fractures increased among prepubertally gonadectomised dogs. An increase in the risk of growth plate fractures after prepubertal gonadectomy was not observed either in our study or in the studies by Salmeri et al (1991a), Howe et al (2001) and Spain et al (2004).…”

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Short-term effects of prepubertal ovariohysterectomy on skeletal, physical and behavioural development of dogs up to 24 weeks of age

Ekici

2007

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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This study investigated the effects of ovariohysterectomy performed at 10 weeks of age on body weight, behaviour, bone length, serum calcium and phosphorus concentrations and gonadal hormone (progesterone and oestradiol) levels until 24 weeks of age in 31 clinically healthy mixed-breed female puppies. The littermates were randomly assigned to three groups. Group I (n = 11) was completely ovariohysterectomised, Group II (n = 10) was incompletely ovariohysterectomised with one ovary left intact, and Group III (n = 10) was sham operated. No significant differences were found between the groups for any of the parameters evaluated. It was determined that, except for two measurements of two animals in Group II at 20 and 24 weeks of age, all animals had undetectable concentrations of oestradiol 17-β. These findings suggest that an ovariohysterectomy performed on a mixed-breed dog at 10 weeks of age does not affect her skeletal, behavioural or physical development in the period studied, i.e. until 24 weeks of age.

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“…In a study from the USA, cats described as obese were 4.9 times more likely to develop lameness requiring veterinary care compared to those described as being at an optimal weight (Scarlett and Donoghue 1998). In addition, spontaneous capital physeal fractures and metaphyseal osteopathy of the femoral neck appear to be more common in young, obese, neutered male cats (Craig 2001;McNicholas et al 2002;Lafuente 2011). …”

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Feline obesity - prevalence, risk factors, pathogenesis, associated conditions and assessment: a review

Tarkosova¹,

Story²,

Rand³

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Vet. Med.

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ABSTRACT:Obesity is recognised as the most common multifactorial nutritional disorder of pet cats. Studies from several countries have indicated that between 11.5% and 63% of cats are overweight or obese. Breed, age, sex, reproductive status, the pet-owner relationship, owners' perceptions of their cats' body condition, type of diet, frequency of feeding, and environment have all been identified as potential risk factors for the development of obesity in cats. Obesity has significant implications for feline health and welfare as it has mechanical and metabolic effects and can predispose cats to conditions such as diabetes mellitus type 2, hepatic lipidosis, lameness, oral cavity disease, urinary tract disease, dermatological disease, and neoplasia. An important aspect of preventing and managing obesity is the evaluation of body condition to determine ideal body weight and to formulate an appropriate weight loss plan. Several methods have been developed for this purpose. This review uses recent scientific literature to discuss various aspects of feline obesity, including its prevalence, proposed risk factors, pathogenesis, associated conditions, and methods of assessment.Keywords: overweight; obese; body condition; cat List of abbreviations BCS = body condition score, CT = computed tomography, DEXA = dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, MMS = muscle mass scoring, QMR = quantitative magnetic resonance

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Spontaneous femoral capital physeal fractures in adult cats: 26 cases (1996–2001)

Abstract: Results suggested that adult cats with spontaneous femoral capital physeal fractures were most likely to be heavier, neutered males with delayed physeal closure.

Cited by 67 publications

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Multicentric Physeal Dysplasia in Two Cats

Multicentric Physeal Dysplasia in Two Cats

Short-term effects of prepubertal ovariohysterectomy on skeletal, physical and behavioural development of dogs up to 24 weeks of age

Feline obesity - prevalence, risk factors, pathogenesis, associated conditions and assessment: a review

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