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Clinical management of the feline urological syndrome
Author(s) -
GASKELL C. J.,
DENNY H. R.,
JACKSON O. F.,
WEAVER A. D.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1978.tb05500.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urethrostomy , urinary obstruction , cats , surgery , urethra , urinary system
The management of cases of the feline urological syndrome (FUS) is described with particular reference to urethral obstruction in the male cat. Treatment of the obstructive episode and in the post–obstruction period and the prevention of recurrence of blockage in the longer term are discussed and a technique for perineal urethrostomy described.