The word
"urethral" refers to something related to the urethra, which is a tube in the body that carries urine from the bladder to be expelled out of the body.
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The risk
of urethral obstruction remains high during this period.
For example, if she was sound asleep, it might be due to a condition called
urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI).
The endoscope which is used in the urinary tract is called a «cystoscope» and must penetrate the very narrow
urethral opening of a small animal.
Analysis of 451,891 canine uroliths, feline uroliths, and feline
urethral plugs from 1981 to 2007: perspectives from the Minnesota Urolith Center.
Cats
with urethral obstruction often travel in and out of the litter box, repeatedly squatting and straining to produce urine.
Some dogs that have a weakened
urethral muscle may however have a very difficult time controlling the timing of their urination.
Heavier cats are at greater risks
for urethral obstruction, diabetes and arthritis, as more pressure is put on their joints.
More accurately termed
feline urethral blockage, a urinary blockage occurs when the urethra of the cat (the tube that runs from the urinary bladder through the penis and to the outside of the body) becomes obstructed with stones, crystals or sludge.
Dr. Brown removed the stones (subsequently found to be cystine stones) from Skye's bladder and prostate gland, neutered him to reduce the size of the prostate, repaired the prostate, and then used omentum, the vascularized fatty lining of the stomach, to repair the ruptured
urethral wall.
Participants completed validated questionnaires, including the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), International Prostate Symptom Score (I - PSS), and National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH - CPSI), as well as questions about urinary tract infections (UTIs),
urethral strictures, genital numbness, and saddle sores.
A low - profile gastrotomy tube (feeding tube) has been used as a prepubic cystotomy tube to
relieve urethral obstruction and achieve urinary diversion.
The service offers a variety of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including laparoscopy, rhinoscopy, bronchoscopy, gastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, proctoscopy, vaginoscopy, cystoscopy, lithotripsy, urodynamic studies (including
urethral pressure profilometry), feeding tube placement, joint taps, and bone marrow aspiration and core biopsy.
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Medical management of USMI includes the use of drugs aimed at improving
urethral tone via the alpha - 1 adrenoceptors (α1 - ARs).
Emma had one testicle, no vaginal opening, and an enlarged
urethral hole located where a vagina would have been.
Urinary incontinence is most commonly caused
by urethral sphincter incompetence.
The poor success rate could be due to a variety of causes including a disease we
call urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI - a urethra that does not have enough tone to keep the urine from leaking involuntarily).
In one approach, surgery is used to place a retained
urethral catheter in three dogs with PCA and stranguria (difficulty urinating) which resulted in the dogs to survive for 3 to 5 months after surgery (Mann et al., 1992).
Other medications can be used in the hospital or at home after discharge to help to
decrease urethral spasms.
Estradiol - 17β concentrations decrease after ovariohysterectomy in bitches, resulting in deterioration of
urethral closure within 3 — 6 mo..
None of the cats suffering
from urethral obstruction ate only wet food.
The interventional radiology and endoscopy team is now able to provide many procedures
including urethral stenting, ureteral stenting, tracheal stenting, and anything else you can think of.
They may need manual help from the veterinarian in expressing the thick «sludge» from their bladders, and sometimes will require pain medication for bladder and
urethral pain control and spasms.
In addition, cats that
develop urethral obstructions multiple times may require perineal urethrostomy to widen and shorten the urethra.
The urinary catheter is then typically left in place for a few days until
urethral swelling subsides.
This may increase the incidence of future urinary tract infections, but greatly reduces the chance of another life -
threatening urethral obstruction.
Cats with a
complete urethral obstruction caused by large stones require immediate surgical intervention.
The endoscope that is used in the urinary tract is called a cystoscope and must penetrate the
narrow urethral opening of a small animal.
It features a patented locking system to securely anchor the catheter in place, which reduces the risk of
urethral erosion, bladder spasms and trauma.
Fenugreek has been used for many years to promote wellness, increase milk supply and to help with urethritis (
urethral inflammation) and arthritis (joint inflammation).
Submucosal
urethral collagen injections are now available for animals that are refractory to medications or for owners who do not wish to continually medicate their pet.
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This course is composed of three short sessions from the NAVC Conference 2016's Association of Shelter Veterinarians: Shelter Medicine Program track.Urethral Obstructions: New Ways to Manage: Briefly reviews case selection and medical management of acute and
chronic urethral obstruction in cats.
Another approach to
bypass urethral obstruction is to place a cystotomy tube (small diameter tube that goes from the bladder through the wall of the abdomen to the outside) to allow emptying of the bladder.
A new and often successful alternative to prescription medications such as Proin or Stilbestrol for the management and control of urinary in dogs is the use of
hydraulic urethral occluders.
A surgical procedure called
urethral sling procedures is used when medications don't.
Prepubic catheters are sometimes inserted in dogs with
urethral TCC and kept there for several months.
Although BPH occurs in every aging dog, they don't all manifest the clinical signs of
urethral discharge, hematuria, and tenesmus.
Other rare causes include bladder wall fibrosis (thickening of the bladder wall), bladder and
urethral neoplasia (abnormal cell growth such as a tumor), and bladder paralysis.
If urethral plugs are an ongoing problem and prescription diet isn't helping, then your veterinarian may recommend a surgery for your cat known as perineal urethrostomy.
Out of all of the subjects discussed on my website, urinary tract health —
especially urethral obstructions — is the subject that I am most passionate about.
She comes with many years of emergency medic experience; her clinical interest includes traumatic injuries, toxicities, metabolic diseases, pain management and
treating urethral obstructions.