Evaluation of 21 426 Feline Bladder Urolith Submissions to the Canadian Veterinary Urolith Centre (1998-2014)

Overview

Journal Can Vet J

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2016 Feb 3

PMID 26834273

Citations 14

Authors

Doreen M Houston

Nick P Vanstone

Andrew E P Moore

Heather E Weese

J Scott Weese

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Abstract

This study reports emerging trends in feline urolithiasis in Canada during the past 16.8 y, evaluates associations of breed and gender with urolith types, and reports on feline submissions from outside of Canada. Struvite and calcium oxalate uroliths comprised > 90% of all uroliths submitted. In cats, oxalate submissions outnumbered struvite submissions from Canada, Hong Kong, Denmark, and the United Arab Emirates, while Australian struvite submissions outnumbered calcium oxalate submissions. In Canada, the majority of urolith submissions were from domestic cats followed by Himalayan, Persian, and Siamese cats. Males were more likely to form calcium oxalate uroliths and females were more likely to develop struvite uroliths. Compared to domestic short-haired cats, Tonkinese, Burmese, Devon rex, Himalayan, Persian, and Siamese cats were significantly associated with calcium oxalate urolith submission. Egyptian mau, Birman, ocicat, and Siamese breeds were over-represented amongst urate submissions.

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