Hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy in a cat

✍ Scribed by András M. Komáromy; Stacy E. Andrew; Heidi M. Denis; Dennis E. Brooks; Kirk N. Gelatt

• Book ID: 109046290
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 153 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1463-5216
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2004.04014.x

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Bilateral hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy with bullous retinal detachment was diagnosed in a 17‐year‐old, female spayed Domestic Short‐haired cat. The underlying cause of the systemic hypertension could not be determined. The blood pressure was lowered successfully with the oral application of the L‐type calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate. The cat subsequently regained vision. The improvement in retinal function was documented using electroretinography.