Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the tactile stimulation of the perigenital region together with manual bladder expression (MBE) facilitated the urine stream in cats with acute or chronic upper motor neuron injury (UMNI). Animals: 34 cats with UMNI having urinary retention. Methods: All the cats had a complete neurologic examination, which determined the localization of the UMNI between T3 and L3. They were classified as chronic UMNI if the injury had occurred more than 3 days previously. The cats were divided equally into 2 groups: the M group (n = 17) managed with only MBE, and the MT group (17) managed with MBE and tactile stimulation. Results: In both groups, all the cats affected by chronic UMNI resumed urination. The time required to obtain a urine stream in the chronic UMNI was 9.3 seconds in the M group and 3.1 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). In the cats affected by acute UMNI, a urine stream was achieved in 54% of the M group and 100% of the MT group (P < .05). The time to obtain a urine stream in the acute UMNI cats was 7.8 seconds in the M group and 3.75 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). Clinical relevance: Adding tactile stimulation of the perigenital region to the MBE improved the urine stream in cats affected by UMNI.

Tactile stimulation of the perigenital region during manual bladder expression improved the urine stream in cats affected by upper motor neuron injury / Galluzzi, Franco; De Rensis, Fabio; Saleri, Roberta; Caldin, Marco; Spattini, Giliola. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 0003-1488. - 262:3(2024), pp. 1-4. [10.2460/javma.23.08.0446]

Tactile stimulation of the perigenital region during manual bladder expression improved the urine stream in cats affected by upper motor neuron injury

De Rensis, Fabio;Saleri, Roberta
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2024-01-01

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the tactile stimulation of the perigenital region together with manual bladder expression (MBE) facilitated the urine stream in cats with acute or chronic upper motor neuron injury (UMNI). Animals: 34 cats with UMNI having urinary retention. Methods: All the cats had a complete neurologic examination, which determined the localization of the UMNI between T3 and L3. They were classified as chronic UMNI if the injury had occurred more than 3 days previously. The cats were divided equally into 2 groups: the M group (n = 17) managed with only MBE, and the MT group (17) managed with MBE and tactile stimulation. Results: In both groups, all the cats affected by chronic UMNI resumed urination. The time required to obtain a urine stream in the chronic UMNI was 9.3 seconds in the M group and 3.1 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). In the cats affected by acute UMNI, a urine stream was achieved in 54% of the M group and 100% of the MT group (P < .05). The time to obtain a urine stream in the acute UMNI cats was 7.8 seconds in the M group and 3.75 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). Clinical relevance: Adding tactile stimulation of the perigenital region to the MBE improved the urine stream in cats affected by UMNI.
2024
Tactile stimulation of the perigenital region during manual bladder expression improved the urine stream in cats affected by upper motor neuron injury / Galluzzi, Franco; De Rensis, Fabio; Saleri, Roberta; Caldin, Marco; Spattini, Giliola. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 0003-1488. - 262:3(2024), pp. 1-4. [10.2460/javma.23.08.0446]
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