A 16-year-old spayed female DSH cat was presented for evaluation of inappropriate urination. Urinalysis showed inappropriate SG (1.015) and hematuria with culture being negative. Abnormalities on CBC and serum biochemistry included mild microcytic-hypochromic anemia, mild hypoproteinemia, and mild azotemia.
A 16-year-old spayed female DSH cat was presented for evaluation of inappropriate urination. Urinalysis showed inappropriate SG (1.015) and hematuria with culture being negative. Abnormalities on CBC and serum biochemistry included mild microcytic-hypochromic anemia, mild hypoproteinemia, and mild azotemia.
Bladder disease: urolith, neoplasia, granulomatous cystitis, polyploid cystitis; Renal disease: chronic kidney disease, neoplasia, renolith, pyelonephritis.
The renal architecture in this patient presented ill-defined corticomedullary definition with nebulous hyperechoic cortices exemplary of fibrosis and chronic inflammatory lesions. Focal areas of dystrophic mineralization were evident without overt hydronephrosis. The right kidney presented dystrophic mineralization. The left kidney comprised a mass with mixed, hypoechoic expansive nodular changes. Pericapsular inflammatory pattern and areas of mineralization were noted. FNA or left nephrectomy would be recommended.
