Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Approach to feline lower urinary tract disease
- Journal:
- Companion Animal
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Black, Vicki
- Affiliation:
- European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Clinical Teaching Fellow in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford House, Lower Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU · United Kingdom
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a term that covers various problems affecting a cat's bladder or urethra. This includes issues like feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), which is inflammation of the bladder without a known cause, and urethral obstruction, where the urethra gets blocked. Cats that are indoor, overweight, neutered, middle-aged, and eat only dry food, especially those living in stressful situations like multi-cat households, are at higher risk for these conditions. The article focuses on understanding the causes of FLUTD and discusses treatment options based on scientific evidence.
Abstract
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is an umbrella term used to describe the spectrum of disorders affecting the urinary bladder or urethra of the cat, including feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), urethral obstruction, bacterial cystitis, neoplasia and anatomical defects. Indoor, overweight, neutered, middle-aged cats on an exclusively dry diet with a stressful environment including a multi-cat household would be at particularly increased risk of developing FLUTD, in particular FIC and urethral obstruction. This article discusses the aetiology of and approaches to FLUTD with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine.
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