Table 3.
Imaging findings, type of diagnosis, and outcome for each cat.
| Cat | Megaoesophagus | Aspiration pneumonia | Gastric distension | SI distension | Gas filling> 50% SI | Mineral opacity in SI | Megacolon | Constipation | Distended bladder | Oesophagus dysfunction | SI hypomotility | Diagnosis | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderate | ✓ | Severe | Upper limit | ✓ | × | × | × | × | NA | NA | PM | Died |
| 2 | × | × | Severe | × | × | ✓ | × | × | NA | ✓ | NA | CS | Died |
| 3 | × | × | Severe | × | × | × | × | × | NA | ✓ | NA | PM | Euth |
| 4 | Moderate | × | Severe | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | × | × | ✓ | NA | CS | Survived |
| 5 | × | Moderate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | ✓ | NA | CS | Survived | |
| 6 | Moderate | × | Moderate | × | × | × | × | × | × | ✓ | NA | PhT | Survived |
| 7 | Severe | × | × | Upper limit | × | × | × | ✓ | ✓ | NA | NA | PM | Euth |
| 8 | Severe | × | Moderate | × | ✓ | × | × | × | ✓ | NA | ✓ | PM | Euth |
| 9 | Moderate | × | Severe | × | ✓ | × | × | × | NA | NA | ✓ | PM | Euth |
| 10 | Moderate | × | Severe | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | × | NA | NA | ✓ | PM | Euth |
| 11 | × | × | Moderate | × | × | × | × | × | × | NA | NA | Biopsy | Survived |
SI=small intestine, ×=not present, ✓=present, NA=not assessed, PM=post-mortem examination, CS=clinical signs, PhT=pharmacological test, Euth=euthanased.