2016 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

This study suggests that the SUB system carries similar potential complications of re-obstruction, encrustation and infection to ureteral stenting. Recurrent and resistant infections and the potential for biofilms is a significant concern in SUB patients. Protocols for treatment of resistant UTIs utilizing local instillation and indwelling bladder treatment should be developed in a prospective fashion. Further work with more cases could explore risk factors for UTI and obstruction. Cats are frequently screened for bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in the absence of clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease (LUTD) when managing conditions such as chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of occult UTI in cats and to describe results of the contemporaneous urinalysis (UA). We hypothesized that a positive quantified urine culture (QUC) could be predicted by findings on microscopic sediment examination (MSE) such as bacturia, pyuria (≥3 white blood cells/hpf) and hematuria (≥10 red blood cells/hpf).