Urology/Nephrology

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.

A step-by-step surgical guide, tips to optimize results, and revision techniques, just in case.

Practical tips for working up and treating cats with urinary signs.

If you're unable to obtain a sample in the clinic, have your client get it at home.

Orville Redenbacher probably never imagined this method of at-home urine sample collection.

A comparison of the results of a new in-house urinary dipstick with those of a veterinary commercial laboratory.

A study looks at whether cats with chronic kidney disease are more likely to develop gastric pathology as a result of uremia.

A look at the trends seen over the past three decadesand what it could mean for veterinary patients in the future.

A study looks at the importance of identifying risk factors and performing preemptive screening for chronic kidney disease.

A study looks at the association between chronic kidney disease and UTIs in cats.

A study evaluates the efficacy of two commercially available low-magnesium, urine-acidifying diets for the dissolution of sterile struvite uroliths in cats.

The goal of this study was to identify the percentage of atypical features found in dogs with leptospirosis as well as evaluate the clinical utility of convalescent titers.

Male dogs suffering from recurrent urethral blockage due to urinary calculi may benefit from this procedure that permanently diverts urine flow.

Be sure to look a little deeper when using this technique during your search for a ruptured bladder to prevent missing the diagnosis.

The goal of this study was to provide more recent data on the prevalence of acquired urinary incontinence.