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Inappropriate Elimination - Cat (view source)
Revision as of 13:37, 3 April 2014
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Recent research has demonstrated a direct '''connection between psychosocial stress and feline lower urinary tract disease'''. [[Cystitis|Feline idiopathic cystitis]] (FIC) is a complex condition that involves neurological changes in spinal pain fibres and biochemical changes in the bladder wall. The precise aetiology is not fully understood but cats with an anxious personality are predisposed to FIC and it is proposed that the condition arises from a combination of physical and psychological factors. Black and white cats, and Persian cats are commonly affected and FIC may account for a significant proportion of FLUTD in cats. Urine samples of FIC cats may be sterile or may contain crystals, plugs or traces of blood. Diagnosis is confirmed by double contrast radiography or ultrasound imaging of the bladder to reveal mural thickening.
Recent research has demonstrated a direct '''connection between psychosocial stress and feline lower urinary tract disease'''. [[Cystitis|Feline idiopathic cystitis]] (FIC) is a complex condition that involves neurological changes in spinal pain fibres and biochemical changes in the bladder wall. The precise aetiology is not fully understood but cats with an anxious personality are predisposed to FIC and it is proposed that the condition arises from a combination of physical and psychological factors. Black and white cats, and Persian cats are commonly affected and FIC may account for a significant proportion of FLUTD in cats. Urine samples of FIC cats may be sterile or may contain crystals, plugs or traces of blood. Diagnosis is confirmed by double contrast radiography or ultrasound imaging of the bladder to reveal mural thickening.
==Treatment==
===Treatment===
Medical aspects of elimination problems must be resolved. There is a close relationship between stress and [[Cystitis|FIC]] so that dealing with social and environmental stress is an important component in resolving this condition.
Medical aspects of elimination problems must be resolved. There is a close relationship between stress and [[Cystitis|FIC]] so that dealing with social and environmental stress is an important component in resolving this condition.