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Furthermore, serial biomarker tracking during hospitalization revealed a continuous elevation in feline serum amyloid A (fSAA) accompanied by intermittent hyperthermia. This sustained inflammatory response suggests that feline heatstroke shares a pathophysiological mechanism with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Ultimately, this case highlights the hidden but severe dangers of household appliances and suggests that early recognition and the immediate initiation of targeted therapy are critical for achieving favorable outcomes in feline non-exertional heatstroke.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vetsci13090939","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T14:11:22Z","timestamp":1789049482000},"page":"939","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Successful Intensive Management and Serial Clinical Progression of Severe Non-Exertional Heatstroke in a Cat Following Clothes Dryer Entrapment"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-3555-6761","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ji-Young","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon34134, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9961-6451","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jung-Hyun","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon34134, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8478-2035","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kun-Ho","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon34134, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1939-1676.2006.tb02821.x","article-title":"Heat stroke in dogs: A retrospective study of 54 cases (1999\u20132004) and analysis of risk factors for death","volume":"20","author":"Bruchim","year":"2006","journal-title":"J. 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