2 year old DSH cat

Diagnosis

The cat developed muscular tremors that prevented an echocardiogram from being performed. The presumptive diagnosis was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This radiograph was performed the next day following diuretic therapy and showed resolution of the pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. The following week the cat had a collapsing event with hind limb weakness. His hind limb pulses were weak and nail beds were blue, suspicious of an aortic thrombus. Thrombosis is a common complication of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Euthanasia was performed at that time.