Thirteen cases (8.44%) of feline urologic syndrome were diagnosed in 154 necropsies carried out in cats from 1991 to 1997. Epidemiological data, clinical signs, gross, and histopalhological features were reviewed. Seven cats were intact males and six were castrated males. Urethral obstruction, hematuria, dysuria, and urinary bladder distention were the main clinical signs. Main gross and histopathological findings were hemorrhagic cystitis, pyelonephritis, perirenal edema, hydronephrosis, tubular necrosis, urethritis.
feline urologic syndrome; hemorrhagic cystitis; diseases of cats
