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262 14 Feline Pulmonary Disease
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Figure 14.14 Left lateral (a) and ventrodorsal (b) views of the thorax in a 12-year-old cat presented for tachypnea and weight loss. A
mixed unstructured and structured interstitial pattern is present diffusely. Focal consolidation is present in the left cranial lung lobe.
Primary pulmonary carcinoma was diagnosed on necropsy.
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Figure 14.15 Right lateral (a) and ventrodorsal (b) views of the thorax in a 13-year-old domestic shorthair (DSH) presented for
progressive respiratory distress. A moderate volume of pleural effusion is present, primarily on the left side. A mixed unstructured
interstitial and miliary nodular pattern is noted diffusely. More focal consolidation is present in the left caudal lobe. Necropsy
diagnosis was a primary pulmonary carcinoma.
