A protocol for managing urethral obstruction in male cats without urethral catheterization

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 237, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1261-1266

  Cooper, Edward S ^a   Owens, Tammy J ^a   Chew, Dennis J ^a   Buffington, C A Tony ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BUPRENORPHINE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650156806     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.237.11.1261     Document Type: Article

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