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Brachycephalic feline noses: CT and anatomical study of the relationship between head conformation and the nasolacrimal drainage system (2009)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Schlueter, Claudia

Budras, Klaus D

Ludewig, Eberhard

Mayrhofer, Elisabeth

Koenig, Horst E

Walter, Alice

Oechtering, Gerhard U

Quelle

Journal of feline medicine and surgery : official journal of the European Society of Feline Medicine

Bandzählung: 11

Heftzählung: 11

Seiten: 891 – 900

ISSN: 1098-612x

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.09.010

Pubmed: 19857852

Kontakt

Institut für Veterinär-Anatomie

Koserstr. 20
14195 Berlin
+49 30 838 53555
anatomie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

AIMS: A study was designed to evaluate the influence of head conformation on the course of the nasolacrimal drainage system (NDS) in 31 brachycephalic and 15 mesocephalic cats using computed tomography (CT), CT-dacryocystography and anatomical methods. FINDINGS: The higher the degree of brachycephalia, the more the facial bones and upper canine teeth are displaced dorsally (ie, the more pronounced the dorsorotation). Dorsorotation leads to abnormal dislocation of the ventral nasal concha and to almost horizontally rotated upper canine teeth, and thus a steeply oriented NDS. In severe brachycephalia the NDS is forced to pass below the canine tooth (adopt a V-shaped course) and the drainage function seems to be inefficient. PRACTICAL RELEVANCE: The rotation of the upper canine teeth appears to provide a basis for classification of brachycephalia in cats. The authors recommend that breeders avoid breeding from individuals affected by this condition and to give preference to cats with longer facial bones.