Long-term management of sabulous cystitis in five horses.
Five horses with sabulous cystitis were managed for up to three years. They were treated by emptying the bladder through a urinary catheter and saline lavage with cytoscopic guidance to remove residual sabulous material. The cystitis was treated with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory medications, and bethanechol chloride was also administered. Frequent catheterisation and emptying of the bladder was an alternative to regular cystoscopic examination with saline lavage but it resulted in the development of a urethral stricture in one case. Four of the horses returned to work and one was retired owing to persistent incontinence.
Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7JG.
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Rendle
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Durham
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Hughes
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Lloyd
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Summerhays
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D003556:Cystitis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000662:veterinary; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents