Epidemiology of urolithiasis in cats in the Russian Federation
Vladislav E. Sobolev
Abstract
The article systematizes the epidemiological information on the incidence urolithiasis of cats in the Russian Federation based on publications by Russian researchers and the author’s observations. The incidence of urolithiasis in certain regions of the Russian Federation ranges from 1.7 to 11.8 % of cases from the number of visits to the veterinary clinic of cats, owners. The article also analyzes other epidemiological factors of the disease: seasonality, breed, age and sex of diseased animals, conditions of detention, type of nutrition, chemical composition of urinary stones and the place of urolithiasis in the structure of causes of death. The author recommends the use of 10 statistical categories of accounting for the incidence of urolithiasis for widespread implementation in common veterinary practice, which will allow obtaining objective statistical information about the epidemiology of urolithiasis in cats across the country as a whole