Abstract

OSPINA, A. J.. Phimosis in a cat: diagnosis, treatment, and complications. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.2, pp.172-178.  Epub Apr 02, 2024. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n2.103980.

Phimosis is the inability to move the penis through the preputial orifice. This condition, in its congenital form, is infrequent in cats and has a low prevalence compared to canines. Diagnosis is based on the physical exam and the treatment of choice is often preputioplasty. The following case describes a six-week-old feline patient with signs of strangury, pollakiuria, excessive licking, and vocalizations when urinating. The physical examination showed significant stenosis of the preputial orifice. Circular preputioplasty is performed as a therapeutic approach, and after three days the patient shows a recurrence of the initial signs due to the presence of excessive granulation tissue because the surgical margins were not wide enough. Consequently, the patient undergoes corrective surgery to enlarge the preputial orifice and reduce the manifestation of clinical signs. This time the patient showed immediate resolution of the signs of distress that after 1 year have not recurred. The objective of this study is to provide information about clinical-surgical decisions and the main complications in cats with phimosis.

Keywords : complications; phimosis; treatment; cat.

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