Renal-Pulsed Wave Doppler Ultrasonographic Findings of
Normal
Turkish
Angora
Cats
Remzi Gonul*, Lora Koenhemsi, Alper Bayrakal, Taner Bahceci, M.
Erman and Abdulkadir Uysal
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science,
Istanbul
University,
Avcilar-34320, Istanbul/Turkey
*Corresponding Author:
gonul@istanbul.edu.tr
Abstract
Both resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) estimate vascular
resistance within an artery. But, there are only few studies reporting normal
values of the renal RI and PI in healthy cats but no study could be found with
regard to Turkish Angora breed of cats. So, we decided to determine the normal
values of intra-renal RI and PI in non-sedated, non-hypertensive clinically
normal Turkish Angora breed cats. For this purpose 20 each of mixed-breed and
Turkish Angora breed, different ages and sex healthy cats constituted the study
groups. At the result of the pulsed wave doppler ultrasonographic examinations
mean values for RI and PI were 0.61±0.04 and 0.97±0.17 for mixed-breed cats;
0.60±0.07 and 1.16±0.34 for Turkish Angora breed cats were recorded,
respectively. No significant differences were noted between the groups. At the
result, we determined that, they were in normal limits as previously described
in clinically healthy Turkish Angora breed of cats.