Risk factors for upper urinary tract uroliths and ureteral obstruction in cats under referral veterinary care in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cats presenting with upper urinary tract uroliths (UUTUs) and ureteral obstruction ("obstructive UUTU") are typically younger than cats with idiopathic CKD that often have incidental nephroliths.

Hypothesis

Cats with upper urinary tract urolith have 2 clinical phenotypes; a more aggressive phenotype at risk of obstructive UUTU at a young age and a more benign phenotype in older cats, with reduced risk of obstructive UUTU.

Objectives

Identify risk factors for UUTU and for obstructive UUTU.

Animals

Eleven thousand four hundred thirty-one cats were referred for care over 10 years; 521 (4.6%) with UUTU.

Methods

Retrospective VetCompass observational cross-sectional study. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed to identify risk fac

SUBMITTER: Geddes RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature