title: Feline urethral plugs. Etiology and pathophysiology.
abstract: Feline urethral plugs commonly are composed of large quantities of matrix mixed with minerals (especially struvite). However, some urethral plugs are composed primarily of matrix, some consist of sloughed tissue, blood, and/or inflammatory reactants, and a few are composed primarily of aggregates of crystalline minerals. The formation of matrix-crystalline urethral plugs may be analogous to the preparation of fruit jello.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lulich
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Koehler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002415:Cats; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011687:Purines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000069877:Struvite; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008903:Minerals; D010710:Phosphates; D011687:Purines; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; D002129:Calcium Oxalate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; C020243:calcium phosphate; D000069877:Struvite; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous