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Epidemiologic Evaluation Of Feline Urolithiasis In Thailand From 2010 To 2017, Vachira Hunprasit, Pinit Pusoonthornthum, Lori Koehler, Jody P. Lulich
Epidemiologic Evaluation Of Feline Urolithiasis In Thailand From 2010 To 2017, Vachira Hunprasit, Pinit Pusoonthornthum, Lori Koehler, Jody P. Lulich
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
This cross-sectional study describes the epidemiological data of feline urolithiasis in Thailand. Information on 923 feline uroliths submitted from Thailand to the Minnesota Urolith Center between January 2010 and December 2017 was evaluated. The frequency of urolith types, the relationships between urolith type and breeds and sex, were analyzed. Calcium oxalate was the most common urolith (49.5%) and was commonly found in male cats (OR = 1.81; 95%CI: 1.39, 2.36) with a mean age of 6.3±3.2 years. Struvite was the second most common urolith (38%), more frequently found in females (OR = 1.46; 95%CI: 1.11, 1.91) with a mean age …