Long‐term Examination of Cats with Perineal Urethrostomy

Abstract

Perineal urethrostomies were performed on 35 cats. All cats were asymptomatic when examined an average of 48.4 months following surgery. Eleven cats (31%) had episodes of dysuria during the postoperative period. Two of the 11 and six additional cats (23%) had positive urine cultures (> 10 5 organisms/ml) at the time of examination.