RESUMEN
A 6-year-old, castrated male shorthair was evaluated for chylous effusion in the thorax and abdomen. An underlying disease process was not determined. The cat developed hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, which was attributed to the mechanical drainage of pleural fluid and to the decreased urinary excretion of potassium.
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Enfermedades de los Gatos/etiología , Ascitis Quilosa/veterinaria , Hiperpotasemia/veterinaria , Hiponatremia/veterinaria , Derrame Pleural/veterinaria , Animales , Enfermedades de los Gatos/terapia , Gatos , Ascitis Quilosa/complicaciones , Ascitis Quilosa/terapia , Drenaje/efectos adversos , Drenaje/veterinaria , Resultado Fatal , Hiperpotasemia/etiología , Hiponatremia/etiología , Masculino , Derrame Pleural/complicaciones , Derrame Pleural/terapia , Potasio/análisis , Potasio/sangre , Potasio/orina , Sodio/análisis , Sodio/sangre , Sodio/orinaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To compare blood glucose (BG) concentrations measured with a portable blood glucose meter in blood samples obtained with a marginal ear vein (MEV) nick technique, from a peripheral venous catheter, and by direct venipuncture in healthy cats and cats with diabetes mellitus. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 1 0 healthy cats and 11 cats with diabetes mellitus. Procedure-On day 1, blood samples were collected every hour for 10 hours by the MEV nick technique and from a peripheral venous catheter. On day 2, blood samples were collected every hour for 10 hours by the MEV nick technique and by direct venipuncture of the medial saphenous vein. RESULTS: For all cats, mean BG concentration for samples collected by the MEV nick technique was not significantly different from mean concentration for samples obtained from the peripheral venous catheter. For healthy cats, mean BG concentration for samples collected by the MEV nick technique was not significantly different from mean concentration for samples obtained by direct venipuncture. For cats with diabetes mellitus, mean BG concentration for samples collected by the MEV nick technique was significantly different from mean concentration for samples obtained by direct venipuncture; however, for the range of concentrations examined, this difference was not clinically important. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that for the range of concentrations examined, the MEV nick technique is a reasonable alternative to venous blood collection for serial measurement of BG concentrations in cats.
