Assessing breathing effort by barometric whole-body plethysmography and its relationship with prognosis in client-owned cats with respiratory distress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cats in respiratory distress have limited tolerance for manipulation, hindering clinical monitoring. Minute volume (MV) can be utilized to rate dyspnea in humans, but its relationship with respiratory distress in cats remains poorly investigated.

Hypothesis

Cats with respiratory distress will show higher MV per kg body weight (MV/BW) than normal cats, and the MV/BW increase will correlate with survival.

Animals

Fifty-two cats with respiratory distress from lung parenchymal disease, pleural space disease, lower airway obstruction (LAO), or upper airway obstruction were recruited since 2014.

Methods

This is a prospective observational study. Study cats were placed in a transparent chamber, allowing clinicians to easily observe their breathing status an

SUBMITTER: Chang WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11099772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature