Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is not one particular problem, but rather, it describes a group of clinical symptoms that may have more than one possible cause. What are the symptoms of FLUTD? Clinical signs of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease include: Frequent urination or visits to the litterbox Bloody or cloudy...
It was annual exam time for Willow, a 14-year-old cat owned by Lorian and Douglas Taylor. By all outward appearances, Willow was doing well with no new concerns, other than one day of having a decreased appetite. Willow was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during her annual blood work screening last year, but...
Lilly, owned by Dawnmarie and Tim DesJardins, is a cat that Dr. Smith diagnosed with diabetes last year. Over the last year Lilly has been on two different insulin types with several dose increases, but didn’t respond to treatment as well as expected. A complicating factor in Lilly’s treatment is that...
It is not unusual for owners to report finding blood in the urine of their companion animal pets. There are a number of causes of blood in the urine, or hematuria, in dogs and cats. One of the most common causes is a lower urinary tract infection, but other causes...
