Urology/Nephrology

This free-flowing form of urine sample collection seems ideal but has a few drawbacks. The main one-possible bacterial contamination. So dont go here if you want to perform a culture.

An intervention to remove urinary stones didn't alleviate this bichon frises's stranguria. See if you can spot the cause in this ultrasonogram.

Here's our regular rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

Monitoring diabetic patients can be a rollercoaster for you and for pet owners. Heres how to set the tracks for a smoother ride.

Experts think conditions like interstitial feline cystitis are exacerbated (maybe even caused) by the feline stress response. Once cats are sick, what can your veterinary clients do to lower stress for their sensitive cat? This handout can help.

Feline kidney disease biomarker now available to veterinarians as part of Catalyst chemistry profile.

A veterinary practitioner's picks for turning this irritating condition into triumph.

You're trying to stop the leaks, but it's not working. Dr. India Lane says to run through this list to find and capture the culprit.

This update on treating urethral incontinence in dogs calls for less frequent administration of PPA, the most common form of treatment. Get the whole picture from veterinary internist Dr. India Lane.

Inappropriate urination, straining, hematuria, loss of appetite, hiding. You want to blame the bladder, but it may just be collateral damagean innocent victim of stress and a hyperexcitable nervous system.

Bladder stones? Urinary stress? Urine luck. Dig in to these diets to tackle three conditions in your veterinary patients.

Print out this article and tuck it in your nerdbook for the rainy day when an acutely azotemic cat is carried in your clinic door. You'll be glad you have it.

Cats are masters of disguising pain and illness, but this kitty litter is designed to help reveal their true colors.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Placing a ureteral stent in cats with benign ureteral obstruction may preserve renal function.

Highly trained and experienced team members with the proper credentials can handle delicate procedures as well as-or better than-their bosses. So why do veterinarians have to be involved at all?

This case hinged on the discovery of a stray air gun pellet in this stray dog, detected by excretory urography.

Find out why the block is anesthesia and analgesia expert Tasha McNerneys go-to trick for urethral obstruction cats, plus a how-to video.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Amidst the many treatment options for incontinence related to urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence, this surgical technique may offer an alternative for those patients refractory to traditional therapies.

Three diagnostic devices that bring sexy back to the in-house veterinary lab.

Veterinary pharmacologist Dawn Boothe runs down the drugs that you should, and shouldn't, use in empirical treatment.

Veterinary radiologist Dr. Anthony Pease explains why contrast agents are a quick, easy way to examine the urinary tract

It's a smartphone. No, wait! It's a urine analyzer! Wait, what?

Veterinary radiologist Dr. Anthony Pease's thoughts on this quick and easy form of assessment.

The veterinary team at UC Davis implanted an artificial ureter-the first such procedure in a kitten.

Take a look at these snapshots from the new IDEXX SediVue DX Urine Sediment Analyzer and test your knowledge.

Feeding a cystitis-prevention diet may be of benefit, but the exact food components responsible for the beneficial effect is unclear.