Urine trouble? A vet nurse’s guide to feline lower urinary tract disease
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease process. Rather, it is an umbrell...
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Lower urinary tract disease of small mammals: an introduction
Lower urinary tract disease (LUTD) is a common and often challenging condition in small exotic mamma...
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Meloxicam or prednisolone for feline interstitial cystitis?
Imagine this clinical scenario: a client has brought in their pet cat after spotting blood in its ur...
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A clinical approach to lower urinary tract disease in male dogs
The male lower urinary tract (LUT) plays a key role in the storage and periodic voiding of urine, an...
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Ureteral obstruction – a surgical challenge
Recognising, diagnosing and treating ureteral obstruction presents a challenge. In recent years, the...
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Are glucocorticoids or NSAIDs more effective in reducing idiopathic feline urinary tract disease signs than no treatment or placebo?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have been presented with a two-year-old spayed female cat with h...
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Rabbit and guinea pig urinary tract disease
Urinary tract disease is a common presentation in companion rabbits and guinea pigs. While some pres...
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Nutritional management of feline calcium oxalate uroliths
Uroliths account for approximately 20 percent of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) (Gerber ...
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Nutritional management of feline struvite uroliths
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) encompasses several disorders: feline idiopathic cystitis...
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Comparing environmental modification and medical management for feline idiopathic cystitis
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have recently diagnosed a four-year-old male neutered cat with i...
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Imaging the bladder in small animals - ultrasound, radiography & more!
Bladder disease is very amenable to the use of imaging for investigation. Indications for investigat...
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Nutritional management of early feline chronic kidney disease
Part one of this series covered the diagnosis of early feline chronic kidney disease (CKD). Part two...
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Diagnosis of early feline chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Box 1) is a highly prevalent disease in older cats, estimated to affec...
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