MONITORING OF THE MORBIDITY OF IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS IN CATS IN THE VETERINARY CLINIC "VETDOKTOR"

Abstract

Idiopathic cystitis is a diagnosis of exclusion, since its characteristic symptoms of stranguria, dysuria, periuria, macrohematuria, urinary retention are inherent in other pathologies associated with diseases of the genitourinary system in cats. In the differential diagnosis of idiopathic cystitis in cats, it is necessary to exclude: urolithiasis, renal failure, urinary tract infection, all forms of acute and chronic cystitis, behavioral periuria, structural abnormalities of the urinary tract organs, since to date there is no single diagnostic method that allows to unambiguously establish this diagnosis. The article presents the results of studies on the peculiarities of the spread of the disease idiopathic cystitis in cats in the veterinary clinic “Vetdoktor” in the city of Yekaterinburg. The frequency of cases of the disease for 2021-2023 was analyzed, where the diagnosis of idiopathic cystitis was determined in 944 animals, which averaged 7,1% of the total number who applied to the clinic. It was found that the number of cases of idiopathic cystitis of cats is evenly distributed by seasons and is 26,5% in autumn, 28% in winter, 22,5% in summer and 23% in spring. The age dynamics of the incidence of idiopathic cystitis in cats has been studied. Where it was determined that the most common idiopathic cystitis occurs in cats aged three to five years and amounted to 45,4%, as well as 39,7% aged one to three years and 14,8% in animals older than five years. The results of clinical and laboratory research methods are presented physical and chemical parameters of urine microscopy.

Ultrasound diagnostics revealed signs of bladder inflammation in all animals.