FUNGAL-INFECTIONS OF THE FELINE LOWER URINARY-TRACT

Many forms of therapy currently used for empiric treatment of feline l ower urinary tract diseases represent significant predisposing factors for fungal infection (i.e., prolonged antibiotic and/or glucocorticoi d therapy, aciduria, and indwelling transurethral catheters). Therapy of fungal urinary tract infection should be based on the cat's clinica l history, physical examination, and laboratory findings. Amelioration of risk factors has been associated with spontaneous resolution of fu nguria. For other patients, alkalinization and administration of antif ungal chemotherapy are needed to control disease.