Retrospective Evaluation of Etiological and Clinical Variables in Feline’s Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)

Authors

  • Veruska Martins da Rosa Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR
  • Juliany Gomes Quitzan Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC-PR

Keywords:

Cats, Urethral Obstruction, Urinary Tract, Uroliths.

Abstract

The lower urinary tract is the site of one the most relevant diseases in cats, with several causes. It may manifest itself as idiopathic cystitis, bladder urolithiasis, obstructive uroliths and obstruction by urethral plugs. Clinical signs comprise hematuria, dysuria, polaciuria and urethral obstruction. A data retrospective study on the records of two veterinary hospitals in Maringá PR Brazil was undertaken. Results show that FLUTD affects male and female cats and that the obstructive process is highly frequent among males. Castration and animal breed is not a predisposing factor to FLUTD, although dry diets, water, age, living environment, seasonality, inactivity and obesity are risk factors of FLUTD syndrome predisposed cats. FLUTD profile in the feline population attended to by veterinary clinics in Maringá and the association of its risk factors could be assessed.

Author Biographies

Veruska Martins da Rosa, Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR

Residente em Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais no hospital veterinário do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR; Médica Veterinária graduada no Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR; Ex-Bolsista do Programa de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica do Cesumar - PROBIC. E-mail: [email protected]

Juliany Gomes Quitzan, Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC-PR

Mestre e Doutora em Bases Gerais da Cirurgia (ênfase em Urologia) pela Faculdade de Medicina – UNESP; Docente na área de Cirurgia de Pequenos Animais na Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC-PR. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Published

2011-04-11

How to Cite

Rosa, V. M. da, & Quitzan, J. G. (2011). Retrospective Evaluation of Etiological and Clinical Variables in Feline’s Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD). Iniciação Científica Cesumar, 13(2). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/iccesumar/article/view/1465

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Artigos de Iniciação Científica

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