Retrospective evaluation of presenting temperature of urethral obstructed male cats and the association with severity of azotemia and length of hospitalization: 243 cats (2006–2009)

Fults, Mitchell; Herold, L.

doi:10.1111/j.1476-4431.2012.00733.x

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Hypothermia in uremic dogs and cats

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Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

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Background: The prevalence of uremic hypothermia (UH) and the effects of improving uremia on body temperature have not been determined in veterinary patients.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of UH and correlations between uremia and body temperature in patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (IHD).Animals: Uremic dogs (n = 122) and cats (n = 79) treated by IHD at the Bobst Hospital of the Animal Medical Center from 1997 to 2013.Methods: Retrospective review of medical records.Results: The prevalence of hypothermia was 38% in azotemic cats and 20.5% in azotemic dogs. Statistically significant temperature differences were observed between uremic and nonuremic dogs (nonuremic: mean, 100.8°F; range, 91.2-109.5°F; uremic: mean, 99.9°F; range, 95.6-103.8°F; P < .0001) and cats (nonuremic: mean, 100.6°F; range, 94.0-103.8°F; uremic: mean, 99.3°F; range, 92.3-103.4°F; P < .0001). In dog dialysis patients, significant models included (1) timing (pre-dialysis versus post-dialysis) with weight class (small [P < .0001], medium [P = .016], and large breed [P = .033] dogs), (2) timing with serum creatinine concentration (P = .021), and (3) timing with BUN concentration (P < .0001). In cat dialysis patients, there was a significant interaction between timing and weight as a categorical variable (<5 kg and ≥5 kg).Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Uremic hypothermia appears to be a clinical phenomenon that occurs in cats and dogs. Uremic patients are hypothermic compared to ill nonuremic patients and body temperatures increase when uremia is corrected with IHD in dogs and in cats >5 kg. In cats, UH seems to be a more prevalent phenomenon driven by uremia. Uremic hypothermia does occur in dogs, but body weight is a more important predictor of body temperature.

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“…14,15 There is also a trend toward longer hospital stays in hypothermic cats with urethral obstruction. 16 It has, thus, become increasingly important to continue investigating UH.…”

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“…Uremic hypothermia also is addressed in the veterinary literature, albeit less directly. A retrospective study evaluating rectal temperatures of male cats with urethral obstruction found that BUN and serum creatinine concentrations were significantly higher in the hypothermic group . Another study investigating prognostic factors for cats with AKI found lower body temperature to be a useful predictor of death .…”

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“…A retrospective study evaluating rectal temperatures of male cats with urethral obstruction found that BUN and serum creatinine concentrations were significantly higher in the hypothermic group. 16 Another study investigating prognostic factors for cats with AKI found lower body temperature to be a useful predictor of death. 14 In another study of cats with AKI treated by hemodialysis, the prevalence of hypothermia was high at 64%, making hypothermia one of the most common abnormalities detected on physical examination.…”

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Hypothermia in Uremic Dogs and Cats

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Olson

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Veterinary Internal Medicne

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BackgroundThe prevalence of uremic hypothermia (UH) and the effects of improving uremia on body temperature have not been determined in veterinary patients.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of UH and correlations between uremia and body temperature in patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (IHD).AnimalsUremic dogs (n = 122) and cats (n = 79) treated by IHD at the Bobst Hospital of the Animal Medical Center from 1997 to 2013.MethodsRetrospective review of medical records.ResultsThe prevalence of hypothermia was 38% in azotemic cats and 20.5% in azotemic dogs. Statistically significant temperature differences were observed between uremic and nonuremic dogs (nonuremic: mean, 100.8°F; range, 91.2–109.5°F; uremic: mean, 99.9°F; range, 95.6–103.8°F; P < .0001) and cats (nonuremic: mean, 100.6°F; range, 94.0–103.8°F; uremic: mean, 99.3°F; range, 92.3–103.4°F; P < .0001). In dog dialysis patients, significant models included (1) timing (pre‐dialysis versus post‐dialysis) with weight class (small [P < .0001], medium [P = .016], and large breed [P = .033] dogs), (2) timing with serum creatinine concentration (P = .021), and (3) timing with BUN concentration (P < .0001). In cat dialysis patients, there was a significant interaction between timing and weight as a categorical variable (<5 kg and ≥5 kg).Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceUremic hypothermia appears to be a clinical phenomenon that occurs in cats and dogs. Uremic patients are hypothermic compared to ill nonuremic patients and body temperatures increase when uremia is corrected with IHD in dogs and in cats >5 kg. In cats, UH seems to be a more prevalent phenomenon driven by uremia. Uremic hypothermia does occur in dogs, but body weight is a more important predictor of body temperature.

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Urinary Tract Disorders

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Retrospective evaluation of presenting temperature of urethral obstructed male cats and the association with severity of azotemia and length of hospitalization: 243 cats (2006–2009)

Abstract: No association with regard to rectal temperature and LOH could be demonstrated in this population of cats. However, the presence of azotemia in obstructed male cats appears to provide the clinician with additional information regarding the necessary LOH and eventual cost to the client.

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Hypothermia in uremic dogs and cats

Hypothermia in Uremic Dogs and Cats

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