Cat owners tend to be very familiar with their pets' bathroom habits, thanks to litterbox duty. Cleaning the box isn't anyone's favorite chore, but it can be an excellent way to keep an eye on your ...

A urinary catheter is a hollow, partially flexible tube that collects urine from the bladder and leads to a drainage bag. They come in many sizes and types. Catheters may be necessary in cases when ...

Dear Christopher Cat: My cat Thomas was straining in the litter box but unable to pass urine. His veterinarian diagnosed a urinary obstruction and “unblocked” him. The vet recommended several days of ...

Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

I was asked to write an informative article about Feline Urologic Syndrome (FUS), more commonly known as “a blocked cat.” It is easy for me to write this since I had a blocked male cat that died back ...