An imaging investigation of in situ uroliths in hospitalized cats in New Zealand and in the United States

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorWightman PF
dc.contributor.authorHill KE
dc.contributor.authorCohen EB
dc.contributor.authorBridges J
dc.contributor.authorBolwell CF
dc.contributor.authorFrench J
dc.contributor.authorAdler BA
dc.contributor.authorGreen R
dc.date.available2016-11
dc.date.available2016-06-01
dc.date.issued2016-07-06
dc.description.abstractThe submission rates of feline uroliths to laboratories and the composition of uroliths have been reported in studies. The prevalence of uroliths reported on imaging findings has not been published. The objective of this retrospective study was to use imaging data to investigate the anatomical location and the prevalence of macroscopic in situ uroliths in cats. Radiographs, sonograms and imaging reports from two cohorts of cats (from New Zealand (n = 497) and the United States (n = 693)) from 2004-2013 were reviewed for the presence of in situ uroliths. Uroliths were categorized by their location in the lower or upper urinary tract. Radiographic studies were performed on 43% (212/497) of the cats from New Zealand and 50% (349/693) of the cats from the USA. Sonographic studies were performed on 57% (285/497) of the cats from New Zealand and 50% (344/693) of the cats from the USA. The total prevalence of uroliths was 3% in the New Zealand cohort and 13% in the USA cohort. Lower tract urolith prevalence in the New Zealand cohort was 2.4% (5/212) in cats ≤ 6y and 1.1% (3/285) in cats >6y. Upper tract urolith prevalence in the New Zealand cohort was 0.5% (1/212) in cats ≤ 6y and 1.8% (5/285) in cats >6y. Lower tract urolith prevalence in the United States cohort was 6.0% (11/183) in cats ≤ 6y and 2.9% (15/510) in cats >6y. Upper tract urolith prevalence in the United States cohort was 2.7% (5/183) in cats ≤ 6y and 10.2% (52/510) in cats >6y. The prevalence of uroliths in the upper tract or lower tract was low in the New Zealand cohort compared to that of cats in the USA cohort, irrespective of age category. Geographical location may be important when evaluating risk factors for feline urolithiasis.
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dc.format.extent255 - 265
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dc.identifier.citationVETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, 2016, 2 (4), pp. 255 - 265
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/vms3.41
dc.identifier.elements-id280372
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2053-1095
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.isPartOfVETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.subjectfeline
dc.subjectimaging
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjecturolith
dc.subjecturolithiasis
dc.titleAn imaging investigation of in situ uroliths in hospitalized cats in New Zealand and in the United States
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Veterinary Science
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