Sentences with phrase «male urinary catheters»
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After reading the medical record and examining the cat upon his arrival, I decided that as with any male cat that was blocked and subsequently unblocked, the true test would be whether the cat be able to urinate upon removing the urinary catheter.
In some emergency situations this is not possible (the male cat can not always be unblocked with a urinary catheter and a new urinary opening may have to be constructed on an emergency basis.)
If the dog is male, the stones may become small enough to obstruct the urethra (an emergency) which requires use of a urinary catheter to push the stone back into the bladder.