Feline Idiopathic Cystitis – Demystifying the Syndrome

Evidence-based Management of the Cat with Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease but rather an umbrella term for several disorders, the most common being feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), uroliths and urethral crystalline-matrix plugs. Regardless of the underlying cause, it is characterised by dysuria (painful or difficult urination), pollakiuria (frequent and/or prolonged attempts to urinate), stranguria (s...

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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Health: Metabolism and Stress

Lower urinary tract disorders are common in cats. In previous decades, the focus of study has been on causes and management of crystalluria. As struvite crystalluria was successfully addressed through nutritional changes resulting in urine acidification, the frequency of calcium oxalate crystalluria increased. This encouraged emphasis on urine relative supersaturation (RSS), concentration and a...

Pandora Syndrome – Beyond the Bladder and LUT Signs

What is Pandora Syndrome ? Is this terminology more helpful than FUS or FLUTD or IC ? Results of studies over the past 20 years indicate that idiopathic/interstitial cystitis in cats is the result of complex interactions between the bladder, nervous system, adrenal glands, husbandry practices, and the environment in which the cat lives. A recent review emphasizes that many cats with a diagnosis...

DHA docosahexaenoic acid FIC Feline idiopathic cystitis FLUTD Feline lower urinary tract disease GAG Glycosaminoglycan LT L-tryptophan MPH milk protein hydrolysate QOL quality of life

Case series summary. The effects of a urinary food supplemented with milk protein hydrolysate and L-tryptophan fed for eight weeks in eighteen household cats with feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) are described. Cat emotional, quality of life (QOL) and taste perception scores were recorded every fortnight, as were feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) signs. Eight cats did not complete the ...