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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
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    14195 Berlin
    +49 30 838 75784
    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.