Transvenous occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus in a cat with the Amplatzer™ Vascular Plug II

A three-month-old male intact domestic shorthair cat was presented to Michigan State University for evaluation of a heart murmur and was diagnosed with a left-to-right shunting patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) via transthoracic echocardiography. The patient returned at eight months of age, and the PDA was successfully occluded with the Amplatzer™ Vascular Plug II using a transjugular approach. There are limited reports regarding non-surgical closure of a PDA in cats, including a single report describing closure of a PDA in a cat with this specific device. This case report highlights a feasible transjugular option for interventional closure of a PDA in cats.