Common areas
for these urethral obstructions are the ischial arch near the pelvis and further down the urethra at the os penis.
Not exact matches
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
Bladder stones and / or kidney stones (even some that do not show up on radiographs) can be found and a thorough assessment
for urethral or ureteral
obstruction can be performed.
Participation Requirements: Dogs with a diagnosis of prostatic, bladder or
urethral cancer and secondary
urethral obstruction for whom a stent is being offered / recommended and believed to be clinically beneficial
Prepubic cystotomy (opening of a cyst or cutting into a bladder
for the extraction of calculus) catheters that bypass
urethral obstruction have been used on some dogs with poor results.
We know that male Dalmatians are reported as stone formers more often than female Dalmatians but this may be a reflection of the fact that only male dogs have the added stone complication of
urethral obstruction, a problem female dogs rarely have to worry about (thus male dogs may be seeing the vet
for their stones more than female dogs do).
Although all dry foods are too high in carbohydrates (except as noted above) and too low in water (causing many cats to suffer tremendously from extremely painful and life - threatening
urethral obstructions and cystitis), please be aware that some canned foods (especially ones with gravy / sauce) also contain far too many carbohydrates making them very poor choices
for cats.
For cats who continue to experience
urethral obstruction despite proper medical management, a surgical procedure called a perineal urethrostomy may be suggested.
Since that, however, poor Kuro developed urinary tract disease and
urethral obstruction, and was back in our Emergency Service
for treatment of this.
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Interventional procedures — including cardiac pacing, balloon valvuloplasty, transcatheter PDA closure, tracheal stenting,
urethral stenting
for cancerous
obstructions, ureteral stenting from both malignant (cancer) and benign (stones, stricture) causes, intrahepatic portosystemic shunt closure, nasopharyngeal stenting, arterial embolization or chemoembolization
for bleeding or to slow tumor growth, arterial coiling of guttural pouch mycosis, foreign body retrieval from the GI tract, respiratory tract, or vasculature, etc
In addition to the training gained during his residency, Dr. López has attended additional courses in endoscopy of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract as well as tracheal and
urethral stent placement
for patients with tracheal collapse and urinary
obstruction from tumors.
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For example, feeding dry food significantly increases the risk of a
urethral obstruction — a condition that is tremendously painful and life - threatening.»