Mission
Animal Clinic and Cystitis
Located in the San Fernando Valley, 16907 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Granada Hills Ca, 818-363-8143
Cystitis is
the medical term for “inflammation” of
the urinary bladder. The bladder is
a balloon-type organ that holds the urine produced by the kidneys until it can
be expelled from the body through the urethra.
Causes of
inflammation can include injury, stones, polyps, tumors, nerve damage preventing total emptying
of the urine and infections. Infections
can occur through the blood stream or ascend through the urethral opening.
Signs of
cystitis include blood in the urine and frequent straining to pass urine.
The owner often thinks the pet is constipated.
A bladder infection is diagnosed by laboratory
analysis of the urine, physical examination, and often x-ray.
Bladder
infections often become “chronic problems.”
That
means they often reoccur regardless of what you do, just as in people.
Early treatment improves chances of successful treatment each time.
Treatment consists of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Surgery may be required to remove stones, remove tumors, or scrape the
bladder wall to remove chronic infections.
16907 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Granada Hills, Ca. 91344 818-363-8143
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