EFFECT OF FEED ON THE INCIDENCE OF FELINE LOWER URINARY TRACT DISEASE IN PERSIAN MIX CAT

Abstract

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is a disease of the cat's urinary tract in the form of blockage of the lower urinary tract consisting of the urinary bladder (VU) to the urethra. FLUTD includes several conditions, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), urolithiasis, and cystitis. The purpose of writing this article is to find out that providing commercial dry food has a high level of risk for the incidence of FLUTD in cats, so it is important to dissect the feed content as an effort to diagnose, provide therapy and prevent cases of FLUTD in cats. The cat case is a male Persian mix cat named Boy, 2 years old with a body weight of 4 kg, has difficulty urinating, is often seen urinating carelessly, and has oliguria. The results of the physical examination of the urine showed that the urine was dark yellow in color with the smell of urine without any foam. In the chemical examination of the urine the results showed leukocytes (+3), nitrites (+), urobilinogen (+1), protein (+2), ketones (+1), microalbumin (+3), and creatinine (+1), followed by urine sedimentation examination which showed the presence of struvite crystals. On the Complete Blood Count (CBC) examination, the results showed leukopenia, granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia, while on the ultranosonography (USG) examination, thickening of the VU wall was found accompanied by an accumulation of crystals. The therapy given in cat cases is the antibiotic Enrofloxacin, anti-inflammatory Methylprednisolone, Kejibeling, ICare (Pets Urinary Tract & Kidney Support Supplement), and replacement of Royal Canin Urinary S/O wet food feed. The results of the urine sediment evaluation did not show the presence of struvite crystals, while the results of the CBC evaluation showed that the leukocyte parameters in the case of the cat had returned to the normal range and still experienced granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia.