TY - JOUR AU - Del Angel Caraza, Javier AU - Quijano Hernández, Israel Alejandro AU - Mendoza López, Claudia Iveth AU - Diez Prieto, Inmaculada AU - Martínez Castañeda, José Simón AU - Pérez García, Carlos César PY - 2013/08/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Xanthinuria: a rare cause of urolithiasis in the cat JF - Veterinaria México OA JA - Vet Mex OA VL - 43 IS - 4 SE - Short Communications DO - UR - https://veterinariamexico.fmvz.unam.mx/index.php/vet/article/view/324 SP - AB - <p>Xanthinuria is a very rare disease in cats. Its etiology may have a genetic origin or may be due to an iatrogenic xan­thine-dehydrogenase inhibition that finally results in urolithiasis. The present work reports two cases of xanthine uro­lithiasis in European Shorthair unrelated male and female cats. Both uroliths were analyzed by stereoscopic microsco­py, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Besides the report of these two clinical cases, a detailed pathophysiologic review and some updated recommendations for diagnosis and treatment for this condition were done.</p> ER -