Veterinary Archives, Vol. 89 No. 2, 2019.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.0140
Duplicity of caudal vena cava and renal veins in a Brazilian shorthaired cat - a case report
Anieli Vidal Stocco
; Department of Animal and Human Anatomy, Biology and Health Sciences Institute, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Augusto dos Santos-Sousa
; Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Center for Biological and Nature Sciences, Federal University of Acre, Brazil
Paulo Souza-Junior
; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pampa, Brazil
Karen Toledo
; Department of Animal and Human Anatomy, Biology and Health Sciences Institute, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marcelo Abidu-Figueiredo
; Department of Animal and Human Anatomy, Biology and Health Sciences Institute, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract
The caudal vena cava in carnivores is the blood drainage pathway, originating from the pelvis and pelvic limbs, and entering the right atrium. Caudal vena cava duplication has rarely been reported in small animals. This report aims to describe a case of duplicity of the caudal vena cava and renal vein variation in a female feline corpse of a Brazilian shorthaired cat approximately 3 years of age, with the focus on the possible clinical and surgical implications of this anatomical variation. It was subsequently preserved in 10% formalin, and its vascular system was injected with colored S-65 Petrolatex. During the dissection of the abdominal region, the presence of a double caudal vena cava and two renal veins in both kidneys was observed. While uncommon in cats, caudal vena cava duplication should be differentiated from other vascular anomalies when planning surgeries and to avoid misdiagnoses.
Keywords
Brazilian shorthaired cat; abdominal vessels; anatomic variation
Hrčak ID:
220039
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Publication date:
15.4.2019.
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