title: Chronic prostatitis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, and balanoposthitis in a cat.
abstract: An adult, intact male domestic shorthair presented for preputial swelling and urinary incontinence. A caudal abdominal mass was palpated. A transabdominal ultrasound examination showed severe prostatomegaly with abnormal tissue extending along the urethra. The cat was euthanized due to the owner's financial constraints and the veterinarians' suspicion of a poor long-term prognosis. Biopsies showed chronic active inflammation of the prostate, bladder, kidneys, ureters, penis, and prepuce most consistent with a chronic infectious process. Reports of feline prostatic disease of any kind are rare. Chronic prostatitis may have a more favorable prognosis than feline prostatic adenocarcinoma, currently the most commonly reported disease of the feline prostate.
authors.affiliation: Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital of the ASPCA, New York, NY, USA. emmypointer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emmy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pointer
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001446:Balanitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary