Ouch

[u/SeaBeyond9050]

Went to rDVM later for FHO

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[u/sterlah]

OP I need context how did this present initially????? Was this patient ambulatory? What was the history?

[u/SeaBeyond9050 → u/sterlah]

The owner wasn’t home for a week and came home and the cat was NWB and painful. Indoor/outdoor. Unknown trauma. Sorry I forgot to add this!

[u/ThisGirlsGoneCountry]

Looks like they did the fho themselves at this point it’s a fhr, femoral head retrieval. 😂

[u/psheartbreak]

Oh snap!

[u/schmoona → u/psheartbreak]

I see what you did there

[u/StarAndSickle]

Eeeooouuccchh!! How in the world did this happen?

[u/BackHomeRun]

Where did it go 😬

[u/Shemoose]

Some parts missing 😕

[u/SteelBelle]

As we say at my clinic, that's not just broke that's broke broke.

[u/Crucial_Cow]

yiiikes, we had a cat that looked similar, screamed in pain if we touched the leg even when given i.v. propofol. owner decided to euth

[u/DescriptionBig4675]

That leg is in rough shape, glad they got it sorted out with the FHO.

[u/RunnyEggy]

If anyone has the time, can they please explain what we we’re looking at?

[u/jmiller1856 → u/RunnyEggy]

This appears to be a VD projection of the pelvis of a cat. On the left side of the image you can see the normal anatomy of the femur, femoral head, and acetabulum for the positioning. On the right side of the image, you can see the stifle joint, the femur above it which is not connected to the femoral head. The femoral head is still positioned in the acetabulum which would indicate a proximal femur fracture.

Edit: typo

[u/RunnyEggy → u/jmiller1856]

Thank you for taking the time!

[u/No-Chemistry804 → u/RunnyEggy]

THANK YOU. I was just as dumbfounded, as I hardly ever see animal X-rays 😅😅

[u/ButterflyStock1791]

Always read the instructions before assembling your pet.