Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens

Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens

Swimmer syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a delay in the ability to walk and move about and is manifested in newborns between 15 and 20 days of age. These animals exhibit constant coxofemoral articulation abduction, and their pelvic limbs move caudally and laterally. This case reports a litter of three crossbreeds kittens (26 days old) with swimmer syndrome. Each animal was treated with physical therapy and shackle bandages that kept their pelvic limbs bent and close to the body. After seven days, all of the animals exhibited normal ambulation, indicating that this treatment had a curative effect on the kittens.

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Main Authors: Cardilli,D.J., João,C.F., Voorwald,F.A., Faria,J.L.M., Tinucci-Costa,M., Toniollo,G.H.
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352013000300014
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spelling oai:scielo:S0102-093520130003000142013-07-16Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittensCardilli,D.J.João,C.F.Voorwald,F.A.Faria,J.L.M.Tinucci-Costa,M.Toniollo,G.H. cat swimmer congenital abnormalities Swimmer syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a delay in the ability to walk and move about and is manifested in newborns between 15 and 20 days of age. These animals exhibit constant coxofemoral articulation abduction, and their pelvic limbs move caudally and laterally. This case reports a litter of three crossbreeds kittens (26 days old) with swimmer syndrome. Each animal was treated with physical therapy and shackle bandages that kept their pelvic limbs bent and close to the body. After seven days, all of the animals exhibited normal ambulation, indicating that this treatment had a curative effect on the kittens.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de VeterináriaArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia v.65 n.3 20132013-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352013000300014en10.1590/S0102-09352013000300014
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Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens
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title Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens
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description Swimmer syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a delay in the ability to walk and move about and is manifested in newborns between 15 and 20 days of age. These animals exhibit constant coxofemoral articulation abduction, and their pelvic limbs move caudally and laterally. This case reports a litter of three crossbreeds kittens (26 days old) with swimmer syndrome. Each animal was treated with physical therapy and shackle bandages that kept their pelvic limbs bent and close to the body. After seven days, all of the animals exhibited normal ambulation, indicating that this treatment had a curative effect on the kittens.
publisher Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária
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