She contributes to teaching third and fourth year veterinary students on the topics of triage,
common small animal emergencies, transfusion medicine, fluid therapy, and clinical toxicology.
Male cats are more prone to obstruction than female cats.1 When the urethra becomes partially or completely blocked, urine is unable to drain from the bladder, resulting in fluid, electrolyte, and acid — base abnormalities.2 Feline urethral obstruction is a relatively
common condition, accounting for up to 10 % of feline cases presented to
small animal referral and
emergency clinics.3, 4