Tom Cat Catheter Placement

This is an individually packaged and sterile urinary catheter made of polypropylene with premolded suture holes in the base plate to enable suturing to the prepuce.

Tom cat catheter placement.

This unique catheter has a flushing stylet and can be left in place to alleviate the obstruction and continue to monitor urine output. A 20 to 22 gauge over the needle catheter without the needle or olive tip catheter may also be used. However these are not usually long enough to reach the trigone and drain the bladder. Urethral obstruction is a potentially life threatening emergency.

This video is to be used for guides only and not to replace clinical protocol video provided by the university of pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine. How to unblock a blocked cat or pass a urinary catheter in a cat is an art or finesse. However one study looking at the use of 3 5fr and 5fr urethral catheters showed higher reobstruction rates with 5fr catheters within 24 hours 19 with 5fr vs. 2 feline urethral obstruction is a relatively common condition accounting for up to 10 of feline cases.

Highly lubricious catheter shaft material helps ensure ease of catheter placement. Tom cat catheter 3 5 fr x 5 5 is a feline urinary catheter intended for assisting the relief of urethral obstruction in male cats. Suture holes in the silicone hub allow securing of the catheter to the prepuce. Roberta dev anand 12 925 views.

Male cats are more prone to obstruction than female cats. Aggressive iv fluids stabilization sedation and unblocking is necessary. 1 when the urethra becomes partially or completely blocked urine is unable to drain from the bladder resulting in fluid electrolyte and acid base abnormalities. Low profile silicone hub enables syringe attachment for flushing or connection to a closed collection system.

The 5fr catheter has the potential benefits of less luminal obstruction from clots less likelihood of the cat urinating around it and easier flushing of saline. Polytetrafluroethylene ptfe catheter with endhole or distal sideholes for the drainage or administration of fluids highly lubricious catheter shaft material ensures ease of catheter placement low profile silicone hub enables syringe attachment for flushing or connection to a closed collection system. Iv catheter placement cat duration. Catheter is rigid enough that a stylet is not required.