ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2022
Occurrence and clinical management of urethral obstruction in male cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom in 2016.
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- Blood plasma and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in cats with urethral obstruction.BMC veterinary research · 2024Article
- Occurrence and clinical management of urethral obstruction in male cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom in 2016.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
- Pseudomembranous cystitis in cats with presumed or confirmed mineralization: A retrospective study of 26 cases (2016-2021).Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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- Resolution of urethral obstruction using temporary urethral stents in two female cats.JFMS open reportsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUrethral obstruction (UO) has a negative effect on welfare of cats.
objectivesThis study aimed to determine incidence, case management, and outcomes of UO in cats in primary-care practice in the United Kingdom. ANIMALS: All male cats under veterinary care within the VetCompass database in 2016.
methodsA retrospective cohort study was performed. The electronic records of all male cats with a clinical note during the study period were searched for UO cases and were manually reviewed for inclusion. Additional demographic and clinical information were extracted on cases.
resultsFrom the study cohort of 237 825 male cats, there were 1293 incident cases. The estimated UO incidence risk during 2016 was 0.54 (95% CI: 0.51-0.57). Demographic and clinical data were available for 1108 cases. Antibiotics were administered to 641/1108 (57.9%) cases. Overall repeat catheterization rate was 253/854 (29.6%). Repeat catheterization at 48 hours was less frequent in patients with indwelling catheters (10.1%) vs those that had a catheter placed and then immediately removed (14.8%; P = .04). Death during a UO episode was 329/1108 (29.6%), and 285/329 (88.0%) deaths involved euthanasia. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Antibiotics were commonly prescribed in cats for treatment of UO despite minimal evidence in the clinical records of bacterial cystitis. Repeat catheterization was common and case fatality rate during a UO episode was high. Repeat catheterization within 48 hours of elective removal of a urethral catheter was less common in cats that had previously had indwelling catheters. The majority of cats requiring repeat catheterization survived until the end of the study.
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