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This retrospective study provides information on technique and imaging findings in a cohort of cases undergoing MRI at an academic Veterinary Medical Center. The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine MRI database was searched for non-domestic felids undergoing MRI of the brain or spine from 2008 to 2021. Medical record data were recorded, and MRI studies were reviewed. Fifty animals met the inclusion criteria. The most common brain diseases were Chiari-like malformation (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 8) and inflammatory conditions (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 8). Other abnormalities included pituitary lesions (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 5), brain atrophy (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2), and one each of metabolic and traumatic conditions. Fourteen animals had a normal brain MRI study. The most common spinal abnormality was intervertebral disc disease (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 7). 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