OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical signs and causes of lower urinary tract disease (LUTD) in 77 cats. METHODS: Cats diagnosed with LUTD over a two-year period were included in the study. RESULTS: The study population comprised 67 male and 10 female cats. Uroliths occurred in 17 of the 77 cats (22 per cent), urethral plugs in eight cats (10 per cent) and urinary tract infection in six cats (8 per cent). In 44 cats (57 per cent), no specific cause for the disease was found and they were classified as having idiopathic LUTD. In two of the 77 cats (3 per cent) no definitive diagnosis was established. Pain was less common in cats with uroliths and haematuria was more often seen in cats with urinary tract infection. At presentation, urethral obstruction was diagnosed in 45 of the 77 cats (58 per cent). CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The causes of LUTD found in cats in this study are similar to those that have been previously documented, and idiopathic LUTD is the most frequent diagnosis. However, the rate of urethral obstruction, particularly in cats with idiopathic LUTD, was higher than in other reports. The cause of this difference is unknown.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical signs and causes of lower urinary tract disease (LUTD) in 77 cats. METHODS:Cats diagnosed with LUTD over a two-year period were included in the study. RESULTS: The study population comprised 67 male and 10 female cats. Uroliths occurred in 17 of the 77 cats (22 per cent), urethral plugs in eight cats (10 per cent) and urinary tract infection in six cats (8 per cent). In 44 cats (57 per cent), no specific cause for the disease was found and they were classified as having idiopathic LUTD. In two of the 77 cats (3 per cent) no definitive diagnosis was established. Pain was less common in cats with uroliths and haematuria was more often seen in cats with urinary tract infection. At presentation, urethral obstruction was diagnosed in 45 of the 77 cats (58 per cent). CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The causes of LUTD found in cats in this study are similar to those that have been previously documented, and idiopathic LUTD is the most frequent diagnosis. However, the rate of urethral obstruction, particularly in cats with idiopathic LUTD, was higher than in other reports. The cause of this difference is unknown.
Authors: Veridiane da Rosa Gomes; Paula Costa Ariza; Naida Cristina Borges; Francisco Jorge Schulz; Maria Clorinda Soares Fioravanti Journal: Vet Res Commun Date: 2018-01-16 Impact factor: 2.459
Authors: Cátia Marques; Luís Telo Gama; Adriana Belas; Karin Bergström; Stéphanie Beurlet; Alexandra Briend-Marchal; Els M Broens; Marta Costa; Delphine Criel; Peter Damborg; Marloes A M van Dijk; Astrid M van Dongen; Roswitha Dorsch; Carmen Martin Espada; Bernhard Gerber; Maria Kritsepi-Konstantinou; Igor Loncaric; Domenico Mion; Dusan Misic; Rebeca Movilla; Gudrun Overesch; Vincent Perreten; Xavier Roura; Joachim Steenbergen; Dorina Timofte; Georg Wolf; Renato Giulio Zanoni; Sarah Schmitt; Luca Guardabassi; Constança Pomba Journal: BMC Vet Res Date: 2016-09-22 Impact factor: 2.741