Lyme and / or bartonella coinfections
cause inflammation of the bladder lining.
• Crystals in the urine that chafe the bladder lining • Bladder stones • Urinary infections • Sterile or idiopathic cystitis that
causes inflammation of the bladder lining • Spasm of the urethra • A plug of debris in the urethra • Stress • Bladder polyps • Cancer of the urinary tract
When something irritates the internal bladder wall,
this causes inflammation of the bladder, which is cystitis.
Infections, tumors and benign growths can
cause inflammation of the bladder wall.
Not exact matches
The disease can
cause frequent, painful or bloody urine; abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea; anemia; fever, chills and muscle aches;
inflammation and scarring
of the
bladder; and enlargement
of lymph nodes, the liver and the spleen.
Over the past couple
of decades I have been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (a disease that
causes bladder pain) and a possible case
of lupus (an autoimmune disease that creates
inflammation).
Cystitis is an
inflammation of the
bladder, usually
caused by a bacterial infection.
Dr. As - Sanie says it's important to know that pelvic pain isn't always
caused by endometriosis, and that even when it is, the disease often overlaps with other painful conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, cystitis (
inflammation of the
bladder), and pelvic - floor disorders.
FIC Feline idiopathic cystitis, or
bladder inflammation of unknown
cause, is the most common
cause of cats urinating outside the box.
Feline Urinary Syndrome - X-Ray
of Feline Cystitis, a term that refers to cat
bladder inflammation with no known
cause
Cystitis:
Inflammation of the urinary
bladder regardless
of cause.
For cystitis or
inflammation of the
bladder your veterinarian will need to determine the
cause such as bacterial infection, stones or tumor.
Cats with inflamed
bladders, regardless
of the
cause of the
inflammation, feel the urge to urinate as a result
of irritation.
Bacterial cystitis
causes infection and
inflammation of a dog's
bladder.
There are a vast number
of potential
causes of FLUTD; as previously mentioned, some cats experience severe
inflammation of the
bladder and / or urethra without an identifiable
cause.
These calculi may
cause irritation and
inflammation to the
bladder wall, bleeding
of the
bladder wall, and are associated with pain and difficulty urinating.
Veterinarians often need to run several tests to differentiate
bladder cancer from other
causes of urinary tract
inflammation.
Crystals may irritate the
bladder,
causing inflammation, which can lead to the constellation
of clinical signs described above.
Dysuria may occur from
inflammation and swelling
of the
bladder walls or the urethra, from muscle spasms or due to a physical obstruction to urine flow
caused by the presence
of the stones.
Dysuria may result from
inflammation and swelling
of the
bladder walls or the urethra, from muscle spasms, or due to a physical obstruction to urine flow
caused by the presence
of the stones.
The resulting
inflammation can
cause thickening
of the
bladder wall and increased sediment in the urine.
«Idiopathic» means we don't know the exact
cause, and «cystitis» means
inflammation of the
bladder.
The presence
of inflammation in the
bladder can
cause normal transitional cells to resemble malignant cells so it can be difficult to differentiate
inflammation in the
bladder from malignancy.
ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease
causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type
of white blood cell Baso basophil — type
of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall
bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type
of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake
of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup
of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type
of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part
of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type
of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type
of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection,
inflammation, bone marrow suppression)
Stone
cause severe
inflammation of urinary
bladder, leading to blood in the urine, pain, and chronic infections.
Increased sympathetic input to the
bladder causes neurogenic
inflammation and LUTS that are typical
of FIC.
Urolithiasis is a frequent
cause of recurrent signs
of lower urinary tract
inflammation in dogs and cats
of any age while neoplasia
of the
bladder, urethra or prostate is often the underlying problem in older dogs.
Often, the condition is diagnosed after other
causes of incontinence such as infection, cystitis (
bladder inflammation) and canine cognitive dysfunction are ruled out.
These bacterial agents enter into the urinary tract and reaches up to the cat
bladder, where they get embedded in epithelium (outer layer)
of the
bladder walls which
causes damage to cells, thus
causing inflammation and infection.
Some serious medical conditions — endometriosis, ovarian cancer, interstitial cystitis (
inflammation of the
bladder)-- can also
cause pain during sex and at other times.