Evaluating feline lower urinary tract disease: Doppler ultrasound of the kidneys.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ultrasonography is used in the evaluation of urinary disorders, and the resistivity index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) have been successfully used to detect early hemodynamic changes in the course of kidney diseases in humans and dogs. The aim of this study was to investigate RI and PI in cats with feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD).

Methods

Twenty-nine client-owned cats were selected and divided into a control group (CG; n = 10), a group of animals with obstructive FLUTD (OG; n = 11) and non-obstructive FLUTD (nOG; n = 8). Clinical, laboratory and ultrasound evaluations were performed in all cats.

Results

RI and PI values for cats in the CG were below the upper limit of normal suggested in other studies, while cats with FLUTD showed significantl

SUBMITTER: Evangelista GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature