Use of continuous positive airway pressure in the acute management of laryngeal paralysis in a cat.

Abstract

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been is used widely in humans to manage obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, but it has not been widely used in animals. A brachycephalic cat, with previously undiagnosed laryngeal paralysis, that developed acute upper respiratory tract obstruction on recovery from anaesthesia, is presented. The condition was managed by CPAP, delivered via a facial mask.

• Authors: K Ticehurst, S Zaki, G B Hunt, C Macpherson, H Nicholson
• Journal: Australian veterinary journal (Aust Vet J) Vol. 86 Issue 10 Pg. 395-7 (Oct 2008) ISSN: 0005-0423 [Print] England
• PMID: 18826511 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Airway Obstruction (therapy, veterinary)
• Animals
• Cat Diseases (therapy)
• Cats
• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (methods, veterinary)
• Female
• Treatment Outcome
• Vocal Cord Paralysis (therapy, veterinary)