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===Medical assessment===
===Medical assessment===
Medical factors are very important in housesoiling and [[marking problems]]. Certain conditions are directly involved in the generation and maintenance of behavioural problems, whilst others are contributory in an indirect sense ''[see box].''
Medical factors are very important in housesoiling and [[marking problems]]. Certain conditions are directly involved in the generation and maintenance of behavioural problems, whilst others are contributory in an indirect sense ''[see box].''
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! Medical factors underlying housesoiling problems
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| Conditions causing PU/PD: renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus.
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| Feline lower urinary tract disease.
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| Diseases causing debilitation: osteoarthritis, senile dementia, and sensory loss.
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| Diseases affecting cognition: senile dementia, CNS pathology [primary or secondary to systemic disease].
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The medical workup must include:
The medical workup must include: