DOENÇA DO TRATO URINÁRIO INFERIOR DOS FELINOS: Aspectos etiológicos e abordagens terapêuticas

Abstract

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) represents a routine condition in the veterinary clinic and consists of an idiopathic inflammatory process, that is, it does not have a specific cause and involves several predisposing factors, which can result in partial or total obstruction and cause urethropathies or vesiculopathies. The evolution to the obstructive condition is the most worrying consequence, which can cause the animal's death in up to 72 hours, this is due to acute obstructive renal failure by blocking the urinary flow or as a result of hydroelectrolytic and metabolic disorders caused by the non-elimination of urine. The present study aimed to gather etiological aspects and possible therapies for the resolution of obstructive cases of FLUTD, including the different techniques employed in urethrostomy and possible postsurgical complications.