) Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. Nephrology (n.) A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. Nephrostome (n.) The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity. Nephrotomy (n.) Extraction of stone from the...
Urethral plugs are the most common cause of obstruction in male cats. In one series (Krueger 1991), urethral plugs occurred in 60%, no cause was found in 30%, uroliths alone were documented in 10% (struvite exclusively) and uroliths with bacterial urinary tract infection were observed in ...