Sentences with phrase «urethral opening of»

The endoscope which is used in the urinary tract is called a «cystoscope» and must penetrate the very narrow urethral opening of a small animal.

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One of my friends, who is a former physician's assistant, pointed out that the doctor may have retracted the foreskin slightly just to see if it was clear of irritation, and to see that the urethral opening was centered.

This is done by placing a urinary catheter through the urethral opening and either through the obstruction itself, or using pulses of flushing solution to move the plug back into the bladder where it can be dissolved.

Since the anus of the cat is located directly above the urethral opening (in both males and females), this gives feces and bacteria an easy opportunity to collect and colonize in the urethra and bladder.

Because other conditions can cause similar signs, it is very important that you have your veterinarian rule out spinal disease, pelvic bladder (where the bladder is located in the pelvis instead of the belly), ectopic ureters (where the ureters open below their normal location), bladder stones, hormone imbalances (urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence) and even bladder cancer.

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.

To reduce the risk of future blockages, the urethral opening is made larger in male cats, which can help prevent future episodes of FLUTD.

Symptoms of necrotic vaginitis include depression, lethargy, inappetence, and some mares will dribble urine due to the trauma around the urethral opening.