Sentences with phrase «wider urethra»

Urinary infections are most common in females, as they have a much shorter / wider urethra.

Perineal urethrostomy involves removal of the male external genitalia, resulting in a shorter, wider urethra.

Cats with perineal urethrostomies may be predisposed to bladder infections and infection related bladder stones given the new shorter, wider urethra facilitating ascending bladder infections.

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.

Not exact matches

In this surgery, the narrow part of the urethra located at the penis is removed and a wider opening is created.

Females have a wider and shorter urethra than males and are affected by UTIs more often.

Female cats with the same problem are in distress due to the pain, but because the urethra is shorter and wider, they never loose the ability to urinate.

This surgery works best in male cats that have a very narrow portion of urethra near the tip of their penis but in which the remainder of the urethra is adequately wide.

Female dogs are more likely to be infected since there is a wider opening through the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the body.

Females are more likely to develop UTIs than males as bacteria are much more easily able to enter their urinary tract systems through their much wider and shorter urethras.

For male washable dog diapers, look for a wider base with a longer waist, so the front of the diaper is over the urethra and differences in anatomy are accounted for.

Answer: Hmm, that's kind of a general question and I don't know any hard facts for you but in general, females are WAY more predisposed than males just due to their conformation (urethra is wider & shorter and opening is right next to anus).

In females, the urethra is short and wide and ends in the vagina.