Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Urinary retention in cats after severe cluster seizures
By Balducci, Federica et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2017·Portoni Rossi Veterinary Hospital, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Neurogenic urinary retention in cats following severe cluster seizures.
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Plain-English summary
Four cats experienced severe cluster seizures and then had trouble urinating afterward, a condition called neurogenic urinary retention. Before the seizures, these cats had normal urination for over three years. To manage the seizures, the vets used a continuous infusion of propofol, and they manually expressed the cats' bladders every eight hours until they could urinate normally again. One cat was also given a medication called phenoxybenzamine to help with bladder control. Thankfully, all four cats returned to normal urination within four weeks after the seizures ended.
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Abstract
Case series summary Four cats that presented with severe cluster seizures developed neurogenic urinary retention in the postictal phase. None of the cats had previous seizures. Micturition was reported as normal in all cats for 3 or more years before seizure onset. All cats required a continuous rate infusion of propofol to control the seizure activity. In all cats manual bladder expression was performed every 8 h until recovery of normal micturition. One cat was started on phenoxybenzamine to reduce internal urethral sphincter tone. All cats recovered normal micturition within 4 weeks of the last cluster of seizures. Relevance and novel information Transient neurogenic urinary retention has not previously been reported in cats or dogs following severe cluster seizures. Urinary retention should be considered a potential postictal deficit, requiring prompt recognition and treatment to avoid urinary tract infection and detrusor muscle atony.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26337374/