Lower urinary tract lithiasis of cats in Algeria: Clinical and epidemiologic features

Specific Features of Urinary Lithiasis in Children

Idiopathic cystitis in domestic cats--beyond the lower urinary tract.

Signs of lower urinary tract (LUT) disease in domestic cats can be acute or chronic, and can result from variable combinations of abnormalities within the lumen of the LUT, the parenchyma of the LUT itself, or other organ system(s) that then lead to LUT dysfunction. In the majority of cats with chronic signs of LUT dysfunction, no specific underlying cause can be confirmed after standard clinic...

Risk factors associated with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease in indoor-housed cats.

OBJECTIVE To determine associations between environmental and cat-related factors and lower urinary tract signs in indoor-housed domestic cats. DESIGN Case-control study. Animals-238 healthy cats, 157 cats with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease, and 70 cats with other diseases. PROCEDURE Data collected from owners of the cats were analyzed. Descriptive statistics, environmental ...

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in Childhood; Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Laboratory Features

Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which occurs spontaneously or after systemic viral infection and vaccination mostly affects children. This study aims at describing the epidemiologic, clinical, neuroimaging, laboratory features, treatment and outcome in children who diagnosed as having ADEM and admitted in a referral center in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive prospectiv...

Survey of polycystic kidney disease and other urinary tract abnormalities using ultrasonography in Persian and Persian related cats in Iran

Ultrasonography is an accurate and accessible method for detecting polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an inherited autosomal dominant disease, and other urinary tract diseases. The present work is a preliminary study of PKD and urinary tract abnormalities using ultrasonography in Persian and other long hair cats in Iran. This study was conducted on 83 cats including 68 Persian cats and 15 Persian...