Association between case signalment and disease diagnosis in urinary bladder disease in Australian cats and dogs.

ABSTRACT: Urinary bladder diseases are common in dogs and cats; however, there is little published work on urinary bladder disease in Australian pets. We identified pathology records of Australian dogs and cats with urinary bladder tissue submitted to the University of Queensland Veterinary Laboratory Service during 1994-2016 (n = 320). We described the proportion of bladder diseases in dogs and cats, and applied the less-commonly used logistic regression procedure to quantify associations between signalment variables and disease diagnosis that were evident using descriptive statistics alone. After preliminary analysis, both species were combined because of similar results. Spayed/castrated animals were 74% less likely to be diagnosed with cystitis compared with intact animals. Animals 4-11 y

SUBMITTER: Jones E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120093 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature