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What is feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC)? Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is an older term that describes a set of clinical signs associated with abnormal urination in cats. Some causes of FLUTD are urinary tract infections (UTIs), bladder stones, or bladder crystals.
This is seen mainly in male cats, as their urethras are longer and narrower than in female cats, and so more likely to become blocked. Although not common, if this occurs it should be treated as an emergency and your cat should be taken to a vet immediately. These signs are discussed in more detail in FLUTD – signs, causes and investigation ...
Formerly known as FUS or FLUTD, feline idiopathic cystitis simply means bladder inflammation of unknown cause. It is a set of symptoms that cannot be classified as a disease.
Common Symptoms: Straining to urinate, more frequent urination, blood in the urine, urinating outside the litterbox, very vocal while urinating, licking genital area excessively, lethargy. Diagnosis: Other diseases (infection, bladder stones) are typically ruled out: urinalysis, x-ray, ultrasound, urine culture, cystoscopy.
What Are the Signs of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis? Because FIC is an exclusionary diagnosis, signs of it can vary from cat to cat. The following are some signs that cats might show if they have...
Signs of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis. Signs of FIC come and go depending on how stressed your cat is. The most common signs are: Straining in the litter box. Vocalizing while urinating. Visiting the litter box more often but only peeing small amounts. Peeing outside the litter box. Bloody urine.
Clinical signs of FIC include hematuria (blood in the urine which may be seen grossly or only microscopically), stranguria (straining to urinate), dysuria (difficult urination), pollakiuria (urinating small amounts often), and periuria (a newly coined word for urinating in “inappropriate” places; that is, anywhere but in the litter box!).
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) is the most common diagnosis in cats with LUTS (idiopathic means “of unknown cause”). FIC is a catchall term used to describe cases of LUTS in which all diagnostics fail to confirm the cat has another disease.
Cats with persistent clinical signs (more than 7 days) should be evaluated by ultrasound or contrast radiographs to rule out radiolucent uroliths or neoplasia. 1 Cystoscopy may be used to confirm a diagnosis of FIC and to exclude other causes of LUTD. 1,2,5,9.
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC)—also called interstitial cystitis—is the most common cause of FLUTD in cats less than 10 years of age. As the term “idiopathic” suggests, the exact cause is unknown.