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A vet will often distinguish between obstructive and non-obstructive cases by checking the cat's bladder. [4] [10] A normal, healthy bladder will be semi-full of urine and soft to the touch, like a partially filled balloon. However an inflamed bladder (suggestive of cystitis) will have thickened walls.
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) is by far the most common form of FLUTD in young to middle-aged cats. It is a disease whose cause is not fully understood but is thought to be related to stress events and a cat's pre-disposition to anxiety, as well as certain lifestyle choices (e.g. a dry food diet, no access to outdoor space).
Felinine excretion is regulated by levels of testosterone, and so its concentration is dependent on the sex and age of the cat. For instance, cats with high levels of testosterone produce higher levels of 3-MBG. Consequently, non neutered males have significantly higher concentrations of felinine in their urine than females and neutered males. [10]
Alexis Ferrell, 27, was arrested and charged back on Aug. 16 after distraught witnesses called 911 to report that they'd spotted her allegedly eating the feline in a neighborhood just outside Canton
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Dogs with portosystemic shunts or endstage liver disease also have increased uric acid excretion in the urine due to reduced conversion of uric acid to allantoin and ammonia to urea. Urate stones make up about six percent of all stones in the cat. [14] Urate stones can be dissolved using a diet with reduced purines that alkalinizes and dilutes ...
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The music video features a cat meowing to the beat. io/X A video of the tune had raked in more than 267,000 views on X Friday — with fans howling with laughter and calling it the purr-fect fall ...