Diagnosis, Surgery and Follow up of Sliding Hiatal Hernia in Two Cats

Case description- two female domestic short-hair cats clinical findings- the cats with clinical signs of regurgitation, dysphagia and respiratory distress were presented. symptomatic sliding hiatal hernia was diagnosed by radiography in these cats. treatment and outcome- the hernias were corrected surgically by only left-sided fundic gastropexy in one, and by reduction of hiatal opening and gatropexy in the other. both animals were asymptomatic on re-examination and follow-up studies two, six and twelve months post surgery. clinical relevance- this study revealed radiography and gastropexy as good diagnostic and treatment techniques, respectively in sliding hiatal hernia in cats.