Volume: 55 Issue: 4
Year: 2024, Page: 835-837, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.4.835-837
Received: June 13, 2024 Accepted: Oct. 28, 2024 Published: Dec. 31, 2024
Two domestic short-haired cats two- and four-month-old were presented with a history of dribbling of urine. Both
the animals were hyporectic and one animal showed vomiting. Physical examination revealed a distended urinary bladder
in both cases. The urethral orifice was found to be very small with urine dribbling upon abdominal compression. From
the history and physical examination the condition was diagnosed as a stenotic urethral orifice. Perineal urethrostomy
under general anaesthesia was resorted to. The animals were stabilised with fluid therapy and antibiotics before surgery.
An elliptical incision was made including scrotum and prepuce. Blunt and sharp dissection was employed to free the
penile urethra from underlying structures. The urethra was split longitudinally to expose the lumen. Urethral mucosa was
apposed to the skin using PDS 5-0 in an interrupted manner. Post-operatively antibiotic therapy was advised for 5 days.
Diuretics and anti-inflammatory therapy were administered for 3 days. A review after 10 days revealed intact sutures, a
patent perineal stoma and an active patient.
Keywords: Perineal urethrostomy, stenotic urethra, urethral obstruction
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Kumar, N.S.J., Krishnakanth, K., Remya, V., Sooryadas, S., Dinesh, P.T., Lekshmi, S.S.S., Anu, D., Kumar, M.P.,
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