Clinical and etiologically evaluation of cats with high-rise syndrome: assessment of 72 cases (A retrospective study)

Authors : Emine ÇATALKAYA, Semih ALTAN, Berna ERSÖZ KANAY, Sadık YAYLA, Nahit SAYLAK

Pages : 20-25

Doi:10.24880/maeuvfd.957535

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Publication Date : 2022-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Surgical problems observed in cats after falling from balconies or windows of buildings are significant, and this phenomenon of falling from a height is known as high-rise syndrome insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HRS);. The purpose of this study was to clinically evaluate frequently encountered cases of cats falling from a height. Overall, 72 cats of different breeds, ages and sexes brought to XXX University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, with complaints of falls from a height in 2019 were included. Falls from a height are more common during summer. Orthopaedic problems are common insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(58.33%);, and femoral fractures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23.61%); constitute an important part of them. The affected cats were aged mostly under the 1 year. Furthermore, the survival rate of these cats was found to be 95.8%. In conclusion, the main purpose for the treatment of cats with HRS should be to stabilise their general condition and subsequently correct orthopaedic and/or soft tissue damage.
Keywords : Cat, High rise syndrome, trauma