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Physical examination revealed mild tachypnea and marked caudal sternal depression. Computed tomography confirmed a severe caudal pectus excavatum associated with thoracic lordosis and a significant reduction in dorsoventral thoracic diameter. Surgical correction was performed 2\u00a0weeks later using an external splint. Postoperatively, the patient developed persistent hypoventilation requiring mechanical ventilation. Total intravenous anesthesia and assisted ventilation modes were employed. Daily spontaneous breathing trials were performed to assess ventilatory improvement, leading to successful extubation after 73\u00a0h of mechanical ventilation. The external splint was removed 6\u00a0weeks later, with resolution of clinical signs and notable radiographic improvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>New or Unique Information<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first documented case of hypoventilation as a complication following surgical correction of pectus excavatum in a cat. Postoperative hypoventilation may have been caused by a sudden alteration in thoracic volume due to splint application, compounded by diaphragmatic dysfunction secondary to the preexisting severe thoracic malformation. The use of a light anesthetic protocol in conjunction with pressure support ventilation may have promoted the recovery of respiratory muscles function. 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