Routine Screening Examinations in Attendance of Cats With Obstructive Lower Urinary Tract Disease.
This study evaluates the clinical findings obtained in routine screening examinations in cats with obstructive feline lower urinary tract disease at the time of service. Twenty-six cats with urethral obstruction were assessed by physical examination, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests. Cats with signs of obstruction less than 36 hours before the service were in a state of alert, with body temperature and heart rate higher compared with cats in lethargy and stupor, obstructed up to 36 hours. The results revealed that 30.76% of the cats were hypertensive (>140mmHg). Arrhythmias were found in 15.38% of the cats with potassium >8.5mEqL. Creatinine, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and lactate concentrations were higher in cats obstructed more than 36 hours. All these data claim that a protocol of examinations should be established for obstructed cats, principally to stabilize the cat before the anesthesia for unobstruction.
['Neri|Amanda Marin|AM|', 'de Araújo Machado|Luiz Henrique|LH|', 'Guimarães Okamoto|Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun|PT|', 'Filippi|Maurício Gianfrancesco|MG|', 'Takahira|Regina Kiomi|RK|', 'Melchert|Alessandra|A|', 'Gomes Lourenço|Maria Lúcia|ML|']
D000818:Animals D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis D002371:Cat Diseases D002415:Cats D002985:Clinical Protocols D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine D004562:Electrocardiography D008297:Male D014524:Urethral Obstruction D016482:Urinalysis D014552:Urinary Tract Infections
feline urethral obstruction blood pressure electrocardiogram hemogasometry small animals