Hypospadias in two cats - case report

ABSTRACT Hypospadias is an uncommon sexual development disorder in cats, in which the urethral opening is not in its anatomical location on the penis. The purpose of this report is to describe two cases of hypospadias in the feline species. The first cat was asymptomatic, had a history of bacterial cystitis, and was diagnosed with perineal hypospadias at an appointment for preoperative evaluation of orchiectomy. The second cat had clinical signs of dysuria and pollakiuria for 30 days and had glandular hypospadias. Both cats showed abnormalities in the urinalysis which were suggestive of lower urinary tract disease. For both cases, clinical treatment with antibiotic therapy was performed. In the first patient, surgical treatment consisted of orchiectomy, while in the second animal a perineal urethrostomy and orchiectomy were performed. The cats had a satisfactory recovery after the treatments. Performing a thorough physical examination is essential to diagnose cases of hypospadias and choose the best treatment for each patient.摘要：尿道下裂（Hypospadias）是猫类中一种少见的性发育异常疾病，指尿道外口未处于阴茎的正常解剖位置。本报告旨在描述2例猫类尿道下裂病例。第一只患猫无明显临床症状，既往有细菌性膀胱炎病史，在因睾丸切除术（orchiectomy）开展术前评估的就诊过程中被确诊为会阴型尿道下裂（perineal hypospadias）。第二只患猫出现了为期30天的排尿困难与尿频症状，被诊断为腺体型尿道下裂（glandular hypospadias）。两只患猫的尿液分析结果均显示存在提示下尿路疾病的异常指标。两例均采用抗生素疗法进行临床治疗：第一例患猫的手术方案为睾丸切除术；第二例患猫则接受了会阴尿道造口术（perineal urethrostomy）联合睾丸切除术。两只患猫术后均恢复良好。全面细致的体格检查对于尿道下裂的确诊及为每一位患猫选择最优治疗方案均至关重要。