Urinary incontinence is a difficult problem to accept in pets and for a number of years we have been working in the Division on approaches to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition.
This work has led to internationally recognised advances in the understanding and treatment of urinary incontinence and other urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats.
We follow a protocol for investigating and treating these cases which allows us to deal with this case load efficiently, whilst offering a good service to individual patients.
Initially animals are seen as day cases for consultation, clinical examination, X-ray under general anaesthesia and collection of samples.
If appropriate, the animals are then admitted, usually on a Friday, for surgery and hospitalised for observation over the weekend. This second appointment is often several weeks after the investigation, because it is important than any infection is discovered and eliminated before surgery.
