Abstract
Male (n = 6/group) and female (n = 6/group) kittens were gonadectomized at 7 weeks or 7 months of age, or left intact. At 22 months of age, complete penile extrusion was possible in all of the intact males, in 3/5 (60%) males castrated at 7 months of age, and in none of the males castrated at 7 weeks of age. Antegrade (voiding) cystourethrograms were performed at 22 months of age. Diameter of the preprostatic (p = 0.13) and penile (p > 0.25) urethra of male cats did not vary by group. Diameter of the pre-pelvic urethra of female cats gonadectomized at 7 weeks of age was significantly smaller than that of intact females (p = 0.02).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 363-366 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Cat
- Cystourethrography
- Gonadectomy
- Urethral diameter