Table 1.
Causes of feline lower urinary tract disease (n = 78) in cats seen at the Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Chiang Mai University, between November 2016 and October 2017.
| Idiopathic (n = 45) | Urinary tract infection (n = 9) | Uroliths (Struvite) (n = 14) | Uroliths (Calcium oxalate) (n = 2) | Uroliths (Unknown) (n = 8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 1–2 years | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 3–4 years | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 5–6 years | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| >7 years | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female intact | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female spayed | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Male intact | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Male castrated | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Breeds | |||||
| Domestic shorthair | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Siamese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Persian | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Scottish fold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exotic shorthair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American shorthair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |