While rib fractures are not common in cats, they probably occur much more frequently than has been thought, say researchers at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. As you might expect, many feline rib fractures result from accidents—getting struck by a car or falling from a considerable height. Diagnosis is straightforward, and supportive care gets the cat through the pain as he heals. The median age of cats who fracture a rib in an accident is three years, the Tufts investigators say, with vehicular trauma accounting for more cases of broken ribs than other types of blunt force.
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