I’ve written before about the possible link between ureteral calculi and renal infarction in cats. The more of these cats we see the more I suspect that calculi are very common and also that most of them pass through undiagnosed. My hypothesis is that this might explain the number of cats we see with renal … Continue reading
Since the first published description of feline ureteral calculi in 1991 we’ve reached the point where it has been described as the commonest cause of azotaemia in cats. If you prospectively scan a lot of azotaemic or non-specifically poorly cats a significant proportion will have ureteral calculi. Typical acute cases are poorly cats with abdominal … Continue reading
There are just some practices where every second case is really unusual….. This is a cat whose immediate problem is azotaemia due to a ureteral calculus (function of the other kidney is impaired -likely due to previous episodes of ureteral obstruction) The image on the left is a frontal plane view from the left … Continue reading
