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Authors: Lekcharoensuk C, Osborne CA, Lulich JP, Albasan H, Ulrich LK, Koehler LA, Carpenter KA, Swanson LL, Pederson LA
Publications: J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2005;41:39-46
Species: Cats
Diseases: Uroliths
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Medical records from cats diagnosed with uroliths at nine United States veterinary teaching hospitals from 1980 to 1999, and records of cats with uroliths submitted for analyses to the Minnesota Urolith Center from 1981 to 2000, were evaluated. A 10-fold increase in frequency of upper tract uroliths occurred in cats during the 20-year interval at the nine veterinary teaching hospitals. Calcium oxalate emerged as the predominant mineral type in upper tract uroliths, having increased more than 50-fold during the study period. These results emphasize the need for increased awareness of the occurrence of upper urinary tract uroliths in cats. [Note: Initial data were obtained via a search of VMDB records from 1980 through 1999. Of these records, data from nine schools submitting was obtained and the remaining data examined for diagnoses of uroliths.]
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