Key result
Subtotal pericardiectomy and oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid successfully treated a 4-year-old cat with pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris, leading to discharge at 6 days.
Why the study?
How is pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris managed in a cat?
Case Report (n=1)
How is pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris managed in a cat?
Subtotal pericardiectomy combined with antibiotics is an effective treatment for pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris in cats.
Supports surgical lavage for bacterial pericardial effusion in cats; leaves open the role of Neisseria animaloris in feline cases.
A 4‐year‐old, European, male neutered cat was admitted to the emergency service showing symptoms of dyspnoea and lethargy. Radiographs and echocardiography confirmed a pericardial effusion. Fluid analysis obtained via thoracocentesis showed evidence of bacteria in the pericardial space. The species of bacteria was Neisseria animaloris . Subtotal pericardiectomy through sternotomy was the treatment of choice in this case to perform a surgical lavage and the placement of a thoracic drain in order to decrease the pericardial pressure. Sterile samples were taken during the surgery. The cat was discharged 6 days after admission, with oral antibiotic treatment (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) and was free of clinical signs at discharge.
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Berjano et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris (n=1). Subtotal pericardiectomy and oral antibiotics (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) was evaluated on Clinical recovery and discharge. Subtotal pericardiectomy and oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid successfully treated a 4-year-old cat with pyopericardium due to Neisseria animaloris, leading to discharge at 6 days.
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