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Aglepristone is a progesterone receptor blocker and its use proved to be effective for the medical treatment of pyometra in bitches and queens. The aim of this work is to report the effectiveness, in the feline species, of a modified aglepristone administration protocol. Five intact queens were referred to veterinary care centers for pyometra. Aglepristone (15 mg\/kg) was administered at D0, D2, D5, and D8, as described by Contri and collaborators for dogs. An antibiotic treatment (marbofloxacin, 3 mg\/kg) was associated, and uterine conditions were checked with regular ultrasonographic exams. The uterus returned to its normal condition 10 days after starting the treatment and no adverse effects were reported. After treatment, three queens had an uneventful pregnancy. Even if the treated group was restricted and homogeneous, the proposed modified protocol proved to be useful and promising for the medical treatment of pyometra in cats; further studies are planned to verify its effectiveness in the long-term prevention of recurrence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vetsci9100517","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,23]],"date-time":"2022-09-23T04:07:07Z","timestamp":1663906027000},"page":"517","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Effectiveness of a Modified Administration Protocol for the Medical Treatment of Feline Pyometra"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Simona","family":"Attard","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Palermovet\u2014Centro Diagnostico Veterinario, 90125 Palermo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2748-4933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roberta","family":"Bucci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animals Theriogenology Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Piano d\u2019Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Salvatore","family":"Parrillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animals Theriogenology Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Piano d\u2019Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5976-8503","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Carmela","family":"Pisu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VRC\u2014Centro di Referenza Veterinario, 10138 Torino, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"631","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cvsm.2022.01.004","article-title":"Pyometra in Small Animals 2.0","volume":"52","author":"Hagman","year":"2022","journal-title":"Vet. 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