Help, I can’t pee! Recurrent feline urethral obstruction

Presented by Marilyn Dunn, DVM, MVSC, Dipl. ACVIM, Fellow IR

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. A male cat presents with his third urethral obstruction in 1 month. Likely differentials for the obstruction include all of the following, except: *
2. A male cat presents with a recurrent urethral obstruction. On palpation, his bladder is large, painful, and cannot be manually expressed. The owners are strained financially. The most appropriate course of action is: *
3. Regarding feline urinary incontinence: *
4. Regarding the feline urethra: *
5. Which one of the following associations is false? *
6. Which one of the following associations is false? *
7. True or False. Prazosin is contraindicated in cats with urethral obstruction. *
8. True or False. Prazosin does not decrease the rate of recurrent urethral obstruction. *
9. True or False. Urethral plugs are more commonly associated with struvite stones. *
10. True or False. In a cat with recurrent urethral obstruction, a perineal urethrostomy should only be performed following a contrast urethrogram. *