Features of cystic calculi in cats in a hospital population
Bohonowych, R.O.; Parks, J.L.; Greene, R.W.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 173(3): 301-303
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 689975 Document Number: 128286
The case records of 131 cats undergoing surgery for cystic calculi at The Animal Medical Center from June 1969 to January 1975 were reviewed. Data for 16 intact females, 63 spayed females, 14 intact males, and 38 castrated males were analysed. The mean age of first occurrence was 4.9 years. There was no breed predisposition. Phosphate calculi were the predominant type (124/128 analysed). Swab specimens were taken from the bladder wall at time of surgery in 86 cases; only 28 (32.8%) were positive for bacteria.