Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess outcomes in cats diagnosed with uroabdomen at a single referral centre. Methods: Fifty-three cats diagnosed with uroabdomen at a veterinary teaching hospital were identified between June 2003 and September 2016. Data collected included signalment,...

The iatrogenic urethral rupture is usually an intercurrence secondary to the forced passage of rigid tubes during the urethral clearance attempt; procedure that is performed as a means of immediate elimination of urine in cases of acute retention. Obstructed patients may show signs of acute kidney...

Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe the indications for percutaneous pigtail catheter placement in cats requiring urine diversion, and to report the associated intra- and postoperative complications. Methods: The medical records of cats that underwent percutaneous pigtail catheter...

In the present retrospective study, feline HRS was analyzed in 1125 patients presented in the years 2004 to 2013 at the Small Animal Clinic of Freie Universität Berlin. Signalment: 82% of the animals were European Shorthair cats, 3.7% were crossbreeds and 0.1% rare breed animals. The patients were, ...

Background: Perineal hernias are rarely seen in cats and can be caused by congenital or trauma. The urinary bladder is the most herniated organ and was being observed in prepubic, ventral perineal, umbilical or caudoventral abdominal regions. Case Description: A one-year-old female domestic...

The clinical signs, computed tomographical diagnosis and successful cholecystectomy treatment of traumatic gall bladder rupture due to gunshot penetration in a 1-year-old female cat are described.

A 3-year-old cat was presented in the clinic following a fall from height. Due to suspected urinary bladder wall rupture, the cat was scheduled for diagnostic imaging. The cat was premedicated with 0.1 mg/kg methadone intravenously. General anaesthesia was induced with a bolus of propofol of 2...

The most common lower urinary tract (LUT) trauma in cats is urethral rupture, which is most commonly iatrogenic. Bladder ruptures are also encountered and most commonly result from blunt trauma to the abdomen. LUT ruptures are best diagnosed by positive contrast radiography. Their emergency...

The objective of the current study was to evaluate clinical findings and treatment outcomes following tube cystostomy as an emergent technique for urine diversion in urine retention in cats. A total of thirty cats (25 males and 5 females) were studied. All cats had a history of urine retention for...

Objective: To compare the diagnostic utility of traditional diagnostic tests (ie, radiographs and focused assessment using sonography for trauma [FAST] scans) to whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) for characterizing injuries in polytrauma patients. A secondary objective was to compare costs of...