Sentences with phrase «plugged urethra»

Two of the more common causes are antifreeze poisoning and male cats with urinary tract disease that have a plugged urethra.

In male cats crystals may plug the urethra, which can become a life - threatening condition because it prevents the cat from urinating.

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Vasalgel works by injecting a polymer into the vas deferens — the duct which conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra — forming a semi-solid plug which blocks viable sperm passing through.

Mucus, crystals and even tiny bladder stones can clump together to form an actual plug in the narrow male cat urethra.

The term FLUTD or feline lower urinary tract disease is a term that refers to a number of conditions that affect the urinary tract and urethra such as cystitis, urolithiasis (urinary stones), urethral obstruction (blockage), urethral plugs or cancer.

Male cats may become obstructed if the narrow urethra is plugged with blood, mucus, or crystals.

Obstruction of the urethra with a conglomeration of inflammatory debris, crystals sloughed bladder tissue, and blood known as a urethral plug

Holding in the urine often is not a normal cat behavior and by doing this the urine starts getting more concentrated which leads to the formation of crystals or stones or even mucous plugs in their urethra.

If large numbers of crystals are present, a «plug» of crystals may get stuck in the urethra, causing complete obstruction and the inability to urinate.

When the urethra is partially or completely plugged and the cat can not pee, urine pressure builds up in the bladder, up the tubes to the kidneys (ureters), and into the kidneys themselves.

In this condition, a pasty grit (struvite crystals) irritates and sometimes plugs the cat's urethra, preventing normal urination.

• 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

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.

A few cats with FLUTD have actual granules of mineralized material plugging up their urethra and bladder.

Mucus, crystals and tiny bladder stones can clump together to form an actual plug in the narrow and twisting male cat urethra.

Answer: Your cat may have FLUTD and not necessarily an infection - I would leave him on the food that he seems to be doing well on (Purina for Urinary issues = helps with FLUTD) because this can become a life - threatening emergency if he builds up so many crystals that it plugs up his urethra and he can not urinate.

If the stones are large and unlikely to plug or obstruct the urethra, medical management of stones using prescription specialty diets or home recipes may be tried.

Male cats» urethras taper toward the opening at the prepuce making them especially susceptible to forming a «plug» which obstructs normal urination.

This involves shortening and widening the urethra to allow urethral plugs and other potentially obstructing materials to be eliminated without travelling through the narrowed portion of the urethra in the penis.

The sand combines with mucus and other inflammatory debris in the bladder, forming a plug in the urethra (the tube that leads from the bladder through the penis).

(However, a struvite plug is in the urethra in the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder, so it will have to be removed surgically.)

Mucus, crystals and even tiny bladder stones can clump together to form a plug in the narrow male cat urethra.

«FLUTD may be caused by diseases of the bladder including, FIC, bacterial bladder infection, bladder stones, mucous plugs that form in the bladder and pass into the urethra, or bladder tumors — although these are uncommon in cats,» she said.

There are many causes of urethra blockage, but the two most common are stones and plugs.

(Figure 2) This procedure is intending to provide a permanent opening that allows crystals, mucus plugs, or small stones to pass out of the urethra; this minimizes the chance of re-obstruction.

Although most of the them, the catheter can be inserted, occasionally the stone or plug is so tightly lodged within the urethra that the urinary catheter can not be passed.

Urethral Blockage: Crystallization of minerals in the bladder plug up the urethra leading to blockage of urinary outflow.

Very small ones can be missed when only a few are present or when a single stone has plugged the dog's urethra or ureter.

It affects both male and females, though it can become a much more serious condition in males since crystals can form a plug that will block their urethra and prevent them from urinating.