title: Retrospective study of indications for and outcome of perineal urethrostomy in cats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate indications for and outcome of perineal urethrostomy in cats.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 59 cats that had undergone perineal urethrostomy were evaluated. Short-term follow up information (for a period of four weeks following surgery) was available for all of the cats. Long-term follow up information (for a period of at least four months) was available for 39 cats.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Early complications occurred in 25.4 per cent of cats and late complications were observed in 28.2 per cent of cats. The most frequent late complication was recurring bacterial urinary tract Infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite frequent complications and recurring signs of lower urinary tract disease, 32.2 per cent of the cats had a disease-free long-term outcome (mean four years, median 3.9 years), and 88.6 per cent of clients interviewed thought that their cats had a good quality of life after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messmer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary