Sentences with phrase «narrower than female cats»

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The urethra is longer and narrower in male cats than in female cats; therefore, male cats are more likely to develop an obstruction.

Male cats have longer, narrower urethras than females and are therefore more likely to develop urinary tract blockages.

In some cases — especially in male cats as they have a much longer and more narrow urethra than females — an obstruction occurs, which can lead to extreme discomfort and eventual damage to the kidneys; it could even lead to rupture of the urinary bladder, if the problem is not treated immediately.

Urinary tract problems can be very serious, especially in male cats because their urethra (the tube that empties urine from their bladder) is narrow and is more easily plugged than a female's wider urethra.

Male cats are at a higher risk for blocking, because they have a narrower urethra than females, and a blockage can quickly become a life - threatening condition.

Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc.,) are building blocks of crystals / stones which can obstruct the ureter or the urethra — especially in male cats since their urethra is longer and narrower than a female's urethra.

Female cats are anatomically different than males and do not have this narrowing in the urethra.

The condition affects the male cat's lower urinary tract system and bladder more often than the females, due to their narrow urethras.

Male cats are the primary victims because their urethra is longer and narrower than that of female cats.

The condition is far more common in male than female cats because their urethras are more narrow.

Blockage is most common in male cats due to the fact that their urethra is longer and narrower than in female cats.