Texas A&M Veterinary Team Repairs Feline Patient's Cleft Palate
A Texas A&M veterinary team has pioneered an innovative surgery to treat Luna, a Persian cat born with a rare congenital defect, a cleft palate.
Luna's condition created a direct passageway into her nasal cavity, posing a high risk of developing aspiration pneumonia, and made it impossible for her to eat on her own.
- Cats born with cleft palate often struggle to survive past kittenhood.
- Luna's owner and the team at Texas A&M's Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) helped her take a remarkable turn.
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Author's summary: Texas A&M veterinary team saves Persian cat with cleft palate.