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While MG is well described in dogs, it is rarely reported in cats, and fulminant cases with rapid progression have a poor prognosis. An 11-year-old neutered female Persian cat presented with acute hindlimb weakness, which progressed to tetraplegia within 4 days. The clinical course initially resembled acute polyradiculoneuritis, and electromyography revealed positive sharp waves and fibrillation potentials. Diagnostic imaging identified a cystic cranial mediastinal mass without megaesophagus. Worsening respiratory muscle paralysis prompted surgical excision of the mass via left intercostal thoracotomy. Postoperatively, the cat developed persistent respiratory failure requiring re-intubation, mechanical ventilation, and temporary tracheostomy. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed a thymoma, and serum acetylcholine receptor antibody levels were markedly elevated, establishing the diagnosis of thymoma-associated fulminant MG. Despite tumor excision and medical therapy with pyridostigmine and prednisolone, the cat remained ventilator-dependent and was euthanized on postoperative day 3. 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