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REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE, vol.164, no.10, pp.453-456, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Gallbladder abnormalities, especially bilobed gallbladder, have been rarely reported in cats because they are not associated with evident clinical symptoms, and they are usually determined at necropsy, incidentally. In this case report, a 5 year old, male, tabby cat with complaints of loss of appetite, fatigue, weight loss, vomiting and icterus for 2 days was clinically examined and ultrasound-guided indirect cholecystography revealed a bilobed gallbladder coupled to extrahepatic biliary obstruction. Choledochoduodenostomy was performed and antibiotherapy was instituted in the post-operative period because of the associated cholangiohepatitis evidenced by laparotomy and microbiological examinations of the biopsied liver samples and of the free peritoneal fluid. The general condition of the cat was improving and icterus disappeared during the first week; however, dehydratation occurred soon after and the diagnosis of acute nephritis was established based on dramatically elevated uraemia and creatininemia and ultrasonographical examination. Cat died on day 16. In the present case, it was considered that the bilobed gallbladder has promoted cholangiohepatitis that in turn leaded to extrahepatic biliary obstruction but possible complications to other organ systems such as kidneys may also be investigated.