Pattern of clinicopathological parameters of cats with lower urinary tract diseases presented to University Veterinary Hospital, UPM
Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is among the most common diseases reported in cats in various countries globally. A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on 173 FLUTD cases recorded in 2016 at the Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM and follow...
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78293/1/FPV%202017%2027%20-%20IR.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78293/ |
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| Summary: | Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is among the most common
diseases reported in cats in various countries globally. A retrospective cohort
study was conducted based on 173 FLUTD cases recorded in 2016 at the Clinical
Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM and followed by
examination of the case profiles at the University Veterinary Hospital, UPM. Data
collected included patient signalments, haematological, serum biochemical and
urinalysis results. The specific risk parameters were age, breed, sex, lifestyle, diet, weight, clinical signs, leukogram (white blood cells (WBC) count), serum
biochemistry (globulin, urea and creatinine levels) and urinalysis (pH,
haematuria, proteinuria, pyuria, and bacteriuria) which were analysed using SPSS
22.0 software program. Results showed that Domestic Short Hair (DSH) male cat,
weighing 3.00-3.99 kg with average body condition score (BCS) of 3, living
indoor in a multicat household and eating non-prescription dry feed made up the
significant attributes of the most common profile of FLUTD cases. The common
clinical signs were stranguria (42.2%), haematuria (38.7%), turgid urinary bladder
(37%), non-compressible urinary bladder (28.9%) and vomiting (28.3%). From
the 173 cases, 124 cases ordered haematological analysis whereby 32.4% had
normal leukogram, while 15% had mild hyperglobulinaemia. Urinalysis showed
severe haematuria with trace to mild pyuria, moderate proteinuria, and mild
bacteriuria. The most common diagnosis was bacterial cystitis. In FLUTD
management, the important risk factors of higher concerns include male cats
living indoor in a multicat household fed with dry non-prescription diet. |
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