A seven month-old,
female, domestic short-hair cat referred
to Animal Hospital with lateral position by animal lover. Clinically, the cat was lateral lying position and couldn’t move. At
palpation, the cat had pain and irregular bone border at left scapula. At
spinal cord palpation, she had pain at
regio interscapularis and irregular thoracal vertebra. At neurological
examination, the left hindlimb withdrawing
reflex decreased and other
neurologıc examination findings were normal.
At radiological
examination, facet surfaces of third and fourth thoracal vertebrae were
abnormal localization and border of left scapula couldn’t been follow.
Based on the clinical and radiological finding, facet joint locking and fracture of left scapula were diagnosed in this domestic short-hair cat.
The patient was operated with inhalation anesthesia.
Induction was made with xylasin and ketamine. The patient was given
sternoabdominal lying position and then was located on operation table.
Thoracal vertebrae was reached with dorsal approaching technique. A kirschner pin was located in proc.spinosus of
the first, second, third and fourth thoracal vertebrae. A tention wire was
implemented from first to fourth. There was no evidence
color change of medulla spinalis. After operation, muscles were closed
with simple continent knotting and the skin was opened with simple knotting.
The left scapula was immobilised by dressing. At postoperation period, the
patient was awake. 
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