Mucopolysaccharidosis in a cat

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1976 Aug 1;169(3):334-9.

Abstract

A young adult female Siamese cat born of a mother-son mating was referred because of dwarfism, facial abnormalities, severe skeletal deformities, multifocal neurologic deficits, and retinal atrophy. Cats of similar appearance had been observed in a previous litter of the same parents. Metachromatic inclusion bodies were demonstrated in circulating leukocytes. The urine contained a high concentration of mucopolysaccharide, as detected by the toluidine blue spot test. The uronic acid content of the cetylpyridinium chloride-precipitable mucopolysaccharide in the urine was 17 times greater than that in the urine from a control cat of the same age and breed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cat Diseases* / genetics
  • Cats
  • Female
  • Glycosaminoglycans / urine
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / diagnostic imaging
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / genetics
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / veterinary*
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Glycosaminoglycans