Some features of gastric lymph glands in female and male cats of the British breed

Abstract

The lymphatic system is directly involved in the gastric diseases development in animals. Pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract are in one of the first places for female cats. The purpose of the research: to study the features of topography and morphometry of gastric lymph glands in female cats 3-6 years of age. Objects of research were stomachs and gastric lymph glands from British breed female cats: 10 - aged 3-5 years, 10 - aged 3-6 years. The gastric lymph gland (right and/or left) was recorded in 80% of the animals studied. The shape was oblong, oval, and round. Dimensions: right 10,3±7,7 mm, left 8,4±6,8 mm. Features: absent in 20% of the studied male cats, can be horseshoe-shaped, spindle-shaped, can be double and lobular. The right lymph gland is slightly larger than the left. The duodenal lymph gland was recorded in 20% of animals. The shape was round. Dimensions: 12±12 mm. Features: found only in female cats, having round shape and large size. The splenic lymph gland was noted in 30% of animals. Shape: oblong and round. Dimensions: 14,7±14,7 mm. Features: registered only in male cats, has elongated shape, the largest in the group of gastric lymph glands.