Feline Urolithiasis. Etiology and Pathophysiology

Overview

Journal Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 1996 Mar 1

PMID 8711859

Citations 15

Authors

C A Osborne

J P Lulich

R Thumchai

L K Ulrich

L A Koehler

K A Bird

J W Bartges

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Abstract

A variety of different types of uroliths occur in cats, of which calcium oxalate and magnesium ammonium phosphate are the most common. Treatment and prevention are most likely to be successful if associated risk factors are identified and eliminated or controlled.

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