Evaluation of trends in urolith composition in cats: 5,230 cases (1985-2004)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-576

  Cannon, Allison B ^a   Westropp, Jodi L ^a   Ruby, Annette L ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; URETERAL CALCULI; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 34547880324     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.4.570     Document Type: Article

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