Etiology and effusion characteristics in 29 cats and 60 dogs with pyothorax (2010-2020).
Lynelle R JohnsonSteven E EpsteinKrystle L ReaganPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2023)
Pyothorax had similar etiologies in cats and dogs. Cats had higher fluid cell counts, higher numbers of bacterial isolates identified per patient, and intracellular bacteria detected more commonly than did dogs.