Table 1.

Summary of the results of six cats treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) augmented full-thickness skin grafts

Cat breed	Sex	Age (years)	Weight (kg)	Wound	Total duration of open wound treatment before grafting (days)	Duration of open wound treatment with NPWT (days)	Graft	Complications during NPWT augmented graft procedure	Protective bandage after NPWT (days)	Outcome
DSH	MN	11.1	4.0	Skin defect after NF, antebrachium	25	5	1 full-thickness graft, abdominal wall	None	3	100% take, normal hair growth, normal sensation
DSH	MN	7.4	4.7	Degloving injury, metatarsus	21	7	1 full-thickness graft, abdominal wall	None	10	100% take, no hair growth, normal sensation
Maine Coon	MN	2.0	5.0	Crush injury right hindlimb (multiple skin necrosis)	43	10	5 full-thickness grafts, abdominal wall	None	15	100% take all grafts, sparse hair growth, normal sensation
DSH	FS	1.1	3.5	Unknown trauma abdominal wall	3	3	1 full-thickness graft, abdominal wall	Malodorous secretion at day 3	None	80% take, normal hair growth, normal sensation
DSH	MN	10.4	5.8	Fat tissue necrosis, mammary complex five, both sides, unknown origin	19, grafting was performed owing to low tendency of secondary healing by day 19	9	1 full-thickness graft, abdominal wall	Minor dressing leakage, could be addressed awake	None	95% take, normal hair growth, normal sensation
DSH	MN	–	–	Fat tissue necrosis after car accident and abdominal wall avulsion mammary complex five, both sides	14	14	1 full-thickness graft, abdominal wall	None	None	95% take, normal hair growth, normal sensation

DSH = domestic shorthair; MN = male neutered; FS = female spayed; NF = necrotising fasciitis