Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with recurring blood in urine and painful urination but no
By Kruger, J M & Osborne, C A·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1995·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Recurrent, nonobstructive, idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease: an illustrative case report.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because she had blood in her urine, trouble urinating, and needing to go to the litter box frequently for a year. After various tests, the vet found no serious issues, but low levels of a virus (bovine herpesvirus-4) were detected. The cat was diagnosed with a nonobstructive urinary tract disease, which means there was no blockage causing her symptoms. Fortunately, her symptoms cleared up on their own within about a week, although she had a few more episodes over the next several years.
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Abstract
A three-year-old, spayed female domestic shorthair was evaluated because of recurrent hematuria, dysuria, and pollakiuria of one year's duration. With the exception of hematuria and proteinuria, results of other physical, clinicopathological, radiographic, and microbiologic evaluations were normal. Low concentrations of bovine herpesvirus-4 (BHV-4) antibodies (titer 1:40) were detected by an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). A diagnosis of nonobstructive, idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease was established by exclusion of other known causes of hematuria and dysuria. Clinical signs resolved in approximately seven days without symptomatic therapy. During the next 69 months, the owners observed five episodes of self-limiting, gross hematuria and pollakiuria. Persistent low titers of BHV-4 antibodies were detected by the IFAT. This case typifies the clinicopathological, radiographic, and microbiologic findings and the natural course characteristics of many cases of nonobstructive, idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7552663/