Subcutaneous suffering associated with bronchopneumonia in a cat- case report
Keywords:
Subcutaneous emphysema, bronchopneumonia, alveolar ruptureAbstract
This is a case report of a feline with a history of diarrhea and moderate subcutaneous emphysema. The animal was subjected to laboratory and radiographic examinations, where it was proven beyond emphysema, bronchopneumonia. The patient was submitted to hospitalization and was initially medicated with tramadol, ceftriaxone, metronidazole, bromexin and nebulization, and soon after the beginning of the treatment began to present improvements, and in the last return it was fully cured.
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