PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FELINE LOWER URINARY-TRACT DISORDERS

Pharmacological recommendations for the treatment of lower urinary tra ct disorders in cats are rapidly evolving as more is learned about the physiology and pathophysiology of the feline urinary bladder and uret hra. Recent investigations and clinical observations have led to recon sideration of previously prescribed treatments and to the use of new a nd alternative pharmacologic agents. Pharmacologic agents used in the management of common lower urinary tract disorders in cats, including urinary tract infections, idiopathic lower urinary tract inflammation, urinary incontinence, urine retention, and urinary elimination disord ers, are reviewed.