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Epidemiology of feline urolithiasis in Mexico (2006-2017).

Claudia I Mendoza-López, Javier Del-Angel-Caraza, María A Aké-Chiñas, Israel A Quijano-Hernández, Marco A Barbosa-Mireles

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claudia I Mendoza-LópezHospital Veterinario para Pequeñas Especies de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca-México, México.
Javier Del-Angel-CarazaHospital Veterinario para Pequeñas Especies de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca-México, México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-4743
María A Aké-ChiñasHospital Veterinario para Pequeñas Especies de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca-México, México.
Israel A Quijano-HernándezHospital Veterinario para Pequeñas Especies de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca-México, México.
Marco A Barbosa-MirelesHospital Veterinario para Pequeñas Especies de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca-México, México.
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objectives of this study were to identify the proportions of different types of uroliths, characterize the population of cats that present with urolithiasis and determine possible predisposing factors in a population of Mexican cats.

methodsThis study analyzed clinical specimens of feline urolithiasis submitted to our laboratory in the period from 2006 to 2017. The mineral composition of the uroliths was determined by qualitative and quantitative mineral analyses, performed by stereoscopic microscopy and infrared spectroscopy.

resultsIn the population studied, 54.3% of all uroliths were calcium oxalate, followed by 32.1% struvite and 7.4% purine (urate and xanthine) uroliths, with other types accounting for 6.2% of submissions. The male:female ratio was 1.2:1. Calcium oxalate submissions were predominantly from males and struvite submissions were predominantly from females. The age of the cats with stone submissions ranged from 6 months to 17 years. In cats with calcium oxalate uroliths, 52.3% were aged 7 years or older. Cats with struvite uroliths were younger, with 65.4% younger than 6 years of age. Almost 90% of all submitted uroliths were from domestic shorthair cats. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This is the first epidemiologic study of urolithiasis in cats in Mexico. Age and sex predispositions to common uroliths were identified, as males aged ≥7 years primarily presented with calcium oxalate uroliths and females aged <6 years primarily presented struvite uroliths. Cases of urolithiasis of genetic origin, including xanthinuria and cystinuria, were also detected, in addition to silicate uroliths.

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epidemiologyfeline lower urinary tract diseaseMexicoUrolithiasis

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