The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of PU in male cats. The perineal urethrostomy (PU) was performed in 10 home-breed male cats, in which 9 cats were healthy and 1 cat had cystolith (2,5 ± 0,5 kg BW), from May 2017 to April 2018 at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Science of Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City. | 22 Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City Experimental application of surgical technique for perineal urethrostomy in male cats Le Thi Thu Ha1 , Nguyen Le Nhu Thao1 , Nguyen Ngoc Luan1 , Ly Mai Han1 , Huynh Phi Vu2 and Le Quang Thong1 2 1 Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Department of Animal Health, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Research Paper The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of PU in male cats. The perineal urethrostomy (PU) was performed in 10 home-breed male cats, in which 9 cats were healthy and 1 cat had cystolith (2,5 ± 0,5 kg BW), from May 2017 to April 2018 at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Science of Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City. The criteria for evaluating the experiment included the successful rate, wound healing time, post-operative pain assessment, time of return to normal urination and defecation and post-operative short-term complications. The results showed that 9 out of 10 cats completely recovered their urinating ability in approximately 14 days post-operation, in which 2 cats experienced wound infection and required a surgical intervention. One cat died due to unknown causes at the 10th-day post operation. The average pain scores based on the Feline Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS – Feline) in the first 5 days were relatively high (scored as 11) and gradually decreased; until 14 days postoperation, 100% of cats recovered had no sign of pain (scored as 1). It was recorded that all cats experienced pain and difficulty in urination and defecation for a few days after the surgery. After removing the urinary catheter, the cats needed 3 to 5 days to get used to the new urethral stoma and normally self-urinated ability. In general, the successful rate of this surgical method was 90% (9 out of 10 fully recovered cats) in which most of the cats were healthy and returned to normal urination after 14 days post-operation. Recieved: March 04, 2018 Accepted: August .
