Successful surgical treatment of urethral obstruction in an old cat.

摘要

The prevalence of feline lower urinary tract disease, irrespective of cause, has been reported to be approximately 1.5 to 8%. It has been estimated that 10 to 20% of cats with these disorders have urethral plugs or urolithiasis. Most of the small calculi do not produce any problems in animals. However, the larger ones can lodge in the urethra and cause obstruction. Cats with urethral strictures are more susceptible to becoming obstructed. Abnormalities can develop as a result of repeated surgical procedures within or around the urethra. Subsequently, obstruction can develop in one, two or more segments of the urethra. The occlusions frequently occur in a one segment of the urethra, but sometimes, multiple occlusions are present in the same patient. The treatment of old cats can be challenging. This article presents the case of a 15-year-old male cat with obstructions in two segments of the urethra successfully treated with surgery. The cat recovered although it required multiple hours of surgery and the postoperative course had been complicated. Surgical treatment of urethral obstruction can be done successfully even in elderly cats..